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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature.
Tuning steps 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
A1 reception, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 1µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
A2 reception, 30% modulated, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 3µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 75 / 2000Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s.
Current RX 900 mA max 100W approx.
TX 3.1 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000290E RACAL-RA-000117