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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
40m SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ~ 100 Hz per half hour
Tuning steps ? Continuous 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz - 5.9-8 MHz
Modulations All mode   - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m / 160 m optional 7.0-7.3 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W (180 W INPUT) 8-9 W (@ 13.8 V DC)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 10-15 V DC
Current RX ? - 50-60 mA
TX - ? 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 1958 and 196x Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 480 × 135 × 470 mm
(18.90 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
88 × 38 × 124 mm
(3.46 × 1.50 × 4.88 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Sidetone: 700 Hz
Keyer: 5-40 wpm adjustable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-006790/GM CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V YOUKITS-SK-000001A