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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 1.5-18 MHz 1.1-16 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC (internal dynamotor) 67.5 and 6.0 VDC from a battery belt
Current RX Max 50 W ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 193x and 194x in by RCA Between 195x and 19xx in Sweden by SRA
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
460 × 240 × 182 mm
(18.11 × 9.45 × 7.17 in)
?
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001218 MILITARY-BC-000312-M MILITARY-RA-000190