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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  2000m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 15 kHz to 4 MHz in five bands (15-40 kHz / 100-250 kHz / 245-645 kHz / 0.635-1.65 MHz / 1.55-4 MHz) 143.5-148.5 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity CW, Narrow filter (10 dB S/N)
15 kHz: 30 µV
40 kHz: 4 µV
100 kHz: 5 µV
250 kHz: 5 µV
645 kHz: 4 µV
1.65 MHz: 1 µV
4 MHz: 1 µV
? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity Wide: 8 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-40 dB)
Intermediate: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-40 dB)
Narrow: 1 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne (Band 1, 2 and 3) Double conversion superheterodyne (Band 4 and 5) ? Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 85 kHz / 4.5 MHz
2nd: 85 kHz
? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.5-148.5 MHz -
Modulations - AM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 6 W ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 75-600Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 24 V DC (with ext. power unit) Mains or 12V DC Mains
Current RX 65 W ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1964 in United Kingdom Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 454 × 286 × 464 mm
(17.87 × 11.26 × 18.27 in)
? ?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MARCONI-MERCURY GONSET-GC-000105-GOONEY-BIRD GONSET-GR-000212