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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands -
Modulations AM   CW   -
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ?
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW  
RF-output ? 75 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Clamps / screws
Impedance 200Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack Mains
Current RX 100 VA -
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 1955 and 1960 in Italy
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
516 × 260 × 254 mm
(20.31 × 10.24 × 10.00 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional S-meter ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D GELOSO-G-000212-TR