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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 143.975-148.025 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL or VFO Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 143.975-148.025 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 60 W (input) SSB: 20 W (PEP input), AM: 6 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5 or 6.3V DC Separate PSU's attaches to the back: Mains or 12.6V DC Mains
Current RX Standby: Max 3 A ? ?
TX Max 9 A @ 13.5 VDC Max 8 A @ 12.6 VDC -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 195x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 165 × 114 × 228 mm
(6.50 × 4.49 × 8.98 in)
241 × 140 × 183 mm
(9.49 × 5.51 × 7.20 in)
?
Weight ? 4.58 kg (10.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-G-000077 GONSET-SIDEWINDER-000900A GONSET-GR-000211