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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 14 kHz - 30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
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Selectivity ? 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz ?
Filters ? ? Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity
Receiver system ? ? 7-tubes superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations SSB   - -
RF-output 150 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? S-meter
Antenna trimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G000004/228 RFT-EKD-000100 HEATHKIT-HR-000010B