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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability less than 500 Hz variation ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 2-20 MHz in 4 bands 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz)
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 3 switch-selected bandwidths available; 5 kc/s,1200 c/s and 300 c/s, including LF filters. ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 601.3 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-29 / 29-30 MHz
- -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output 50 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 40-1000Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 / 125 / 140 / 160 / 220 / 280 V AC, 50-60 Hz) 200-250V AC / 12V DC Mains (110 / 220 V DC)
Current RX - 60 W ?
TX 195 VA max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 in Italy Between 194x and 19xx Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 520 × 260 × 250 mm
(20.47 × 10.24 × 9.84 in)
413 × 222 × 286 mm
(16.26 × 8.74 × 11.26 in)
385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
Weight ? 18.30 kg (40.4 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G000004/223 MARCONI-R001475-RG44 STAR-SR-000550