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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 50hz/hr drift after warm up under constant supply and temperature conditions. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz (US-version) 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
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 XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 40 kHz
2.5 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna Burndept Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? 12 W / 6 W ?
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 198x
Dimensions 480 × 265 × 510 mm
(18.90 × 10.43 × 20.08 in)
? 240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
Weight 30.50 kg (67.3 lbs) ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000017L RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000048 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000767DX