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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.09-30 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80/20/10 m - -
Modulations AM   - -
RF-output 30-60 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24V DC or mains Mains
Current RX - 36W 60 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 165 × 178 × 260 mm
(6.50 × 7.01 × 10.24 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 4 × XTAL selector (VFO option), 807 final. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-MOBILE JRC-NRD-000302A RACAL-RA-003791