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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability less than 500 Hz variation ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? -14 dBu / -12 dBu (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB) / 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W, external speaker required 500 mW (max) 8 Ω, 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-29 / 29-30 MHz
- 144-145.995 / 430-439.995 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM  
RF-output 50 W ? 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 40-1000Ω ~500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 / 125 / 140 / 160 / 220 / 280 V AC, 50-60 Hz) Mains 7.0-16.0 V DC (Ext. DC-IN) 7.2 V 700 mAH battery
Current RX - ? 250 mA
TX 195 VA max - 1.6 / 1.9A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 in Italy Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 520 × 260 × 250 mm
(20.47 × 10.24 × 9.84 in)
390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
58 × 110 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.34 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz) with EBP-63 & antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ANL
AVC
BFO
IF Gain control
Receive/Standby switch
Waterproof to IPX7 standard (can be submersed in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes)
39 CTCSS Tone Squelch
104 DCS Digital Code Squelch
4 tone Bursts
9 DTMF AutoDial Memories
Built-in Speaker
Illuminated Keypad
Time-out Timer
Internal VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G000004/223 LAFAYETTE-HE-000010-(KT-200) ALINCO-DJ-V000057E