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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up ? 0.1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity) 1-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
? ?
Selectivity 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 50 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 1968 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000217 RACAL-RA-001218 RACAL-RA-006778C