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HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps Continuous ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m/6 m - 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV (6dB S/N) ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 3 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 15-80 m: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m/6 m 10-80 m 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 60 W AM: 50 W (input), FM: 75 W (input), SSB: 100 W (PEP input), CW: 100 W (input) 150 mW / 1 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 30/200 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU (12V DC or mains) Mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd)
Current RX Max 4.7 A @ 12.6 VDC - 60 mA (24V)
TX ? ? 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 196x in USA Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in Germany
Dimensions ? ? 359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-G-000076 GONSET-GSB-000100 MILITARY-SEM-000035