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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability less than 500 Hz variation ≤ 15 Hz per °C after 30 minutes warmup ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands) 15, 40 & 80 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   CW  
Sensitivity ? 2.0 µV on 1.8 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
0.3 µV on 28 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz ?
Filters ? 250 / 500 / 1800 Hz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
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
1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands) 15, 40 & 80 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 50 W 85-100 W 2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 40-1000Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 / 125 / 140 / 160 / 220 / 280 V AC, 50-60 Hz) 12-14V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - 850 mA 20 mA
TX 195 VA max 18.5 A max 200 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 in Italy Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 520 × 260 × 250 mm
(20.47 × 10.24 × 9.84 in)
362 × 140 × 355 mm
(14.25 × 5.51 × 13.98 in)
260 × 11 × 160 mm
(10.24 × 0.43 × 6.30 in)
Weight ? 6.57 kg (14.5 lbs) ?
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 TEN-TEC-OMNI-C TEN-TEC-PM-000002