Maybe a christmas present for someone who likes broadcasting, wrapped in a bow.
Shemellen I get the impression they would have rig builders who would build them, did always wonder were pirates would get them in the 90’s, got the impression go in the back of watch/clock shop, someone would build them.
The veronica vco was really good, it wasn’t pll, remember having the 1w was really good, had the mono and the stereo built as a kit, they wouldn’t drift much.
veronica had mail order back in the 90’s, get the impression it was used for people playing about in their bedroom,  too expensive for pirates to use, 1w, they would need an amplifier, there was the 5w, guessing the builders might of copied the designs, added their own amp, I think they did sell big 10w transmitters boxes for rsls too at veronica, the old website for it is still as it was back in 1999.