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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 11 m (26-28 MHz) ? 150-4000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   APCO-25   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes Triple conversion PLL super-heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 250 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) 9V DC 500 mA regulated power supply 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX ? ? 100-300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 200x and 200x in China Between 1965 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions ? 65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight ? 240 gr (8.5 oz) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR and P25)
SAME / SKYWARN
"Object Oriented" programming
USB computer interface
Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G000004/214 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-ADV000801 SAILOR-000046T