KLM Force 5

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

KLM "Force 5"

Description

80 Watt PEP (output) 80–10 Meter Transceiver

Category

Transceiver, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

KLM Electronics

Date made

1977 - 1979

Valuations

Value

$1,095.00

General Notes

Note

QST, Dec 1977, p. 147. QST, Feb 1980, p. 148. (close out). KLM's synthesized 80 through 10 meter transceiver had no conventional tuning knob but used up/down and slow/fast front panel switches for frequency control. Tuning could also be done with buttons on the rig's handheld microphone. It was primarily a sideband transceiver, but CW was possible only with the optional matching "base station console," (F5SC) which includes a phone patch, VU meter, VOX, CW, 24 hour clock, and visual 10 minute timer. $379.00..The AC power supply/speaker sold for $249.95.