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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Transceiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability less than 500 Hz variation ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations - AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 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
26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   -
RF-output 50 W 3.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 40-1000Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 / 125 / 140 / 160 / 220 / 280 V AC, 50-60 Hz) ? Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX - ? ?
TX 195 VA max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 in Italy Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 520 × 260 × 250 mm
(20.47 × 10.24 × 9.84 in)
? 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G000004/223 ZODIAC-MB-005012 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R