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HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ? better than ±2 ppm
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 5/20 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC)
Current RX ? 250 mA
TX - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration
Form factor Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-004800 RACAL-TRA-000931