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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.09-30 MHz 3-6 MHz
Modulations - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ?
Selectivity ? AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne 6 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output 40 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1960 in Italy Between 1991 and 1998 Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
?
Weight ? 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G-000210-TR JRC-NRD-000535 MILITARY-BC-000454