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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability less than 500 Hz variation ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-29 / 29-30 MHz
- 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 50 W ? 200 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 40-1000Ω ? 20/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 / 125 / 140 / 160 / 220 / 280 V AC, 50-60 Hz) Mains Separate PSU
Current RX - ? ?
TX 195 VA max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 in Italy Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 1965 and 19xx
Dimensions 520 × 260 × 250 mm
(20.47 × 10.24 × 9.84 in)
? ?
Weight ? ? ?
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 GELOSO-G000004/223 STAR-SR-000700E SILTRONIX-001011