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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature. Less than 50 Hz/hr drift after warm up under constant supply and temperature conditions. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 20 MHz - 1 GHz
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 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 ? 13 kHz @-6db
6.5 kHz @-6db
3 kHz @-6db
1.2 kHz @-6db
300 Hz @-6db
100 Hz @-6db
?
Filters ? 13 / 6.5 / 3 / 1.2 / 0.3 / 0.1 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion, 23 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 40 kHz
2.5 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Burndept N-type
Impedance 75 / 2000Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. Mains Mains
Current RX 100W approx. ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1957 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 198x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
480 × 265 × 510 mm
(18.90 × 10.43 × 20.08 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted 30.50 kg (67.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Automatic Volume Control ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000117 RACAL-RA-000017L RACAL-RA-001795