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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability less than 500 Hz variation Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C)
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB
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
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 50 W FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 40-1000Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 / 125 / 140 / 160 / 220 / 280 V AC, 50-60 Hz) 13.8V DC
Current RX - 1.3-1.6 A
TX 195 VA max 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1966 in Italy Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 520 × 260 × 250 mm
(20.47 × 10.24 × 9.84 in)
167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 503 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
Accessories ? ?
MPN GELOSO-G000004/223 ICOM-IC-007000