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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 1.25m 
Freq. stability less than 500 Hz variation Less than 50hz/hr drift after warm up under constant supply and temperature conditions. less than 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-30 MHz 215-230 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 13 khz @-6db
6.5 khz @-6db
3 khz @-6db
1.2 khz @-6db
300 hz @-6db
100 hz @-6db
< 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 13 / 6.5 / 3 / 1.2 / 0.3 / 0.1 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion, 23 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 40 kHz
2.5 kHz
10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-29 / 29-30 MHz
- 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM  
RF-output 50 W ? High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Burndept SO-239
Impedance 40-1000Ω 75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 / 125 / 140 / 160 / 220 / 280 V AC, 50-60 Hz) Mains 11-16V DC
Current RX - ? Max 600 mA
TX 195 VA max - Max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 in Italy Between 1957 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 520 × 260 × 250 mm
(20.47 × 10.24 × 9.84 in)
480 × 265 × 510 mm
(18.90 × 10.43 × 20.08 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight ? 30.50 kg (67.3 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G000004/223 RACAL-RA-000017L KENWOOD-TM-000331A