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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   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.
? AM: 1 µV
SSB: .3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 3 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 75 / 2000Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
?
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Automatic Volume Control ? Amber lit LCD
Clarifier for SSB
Channel lock
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000117 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000270-CYGNET CHEROKEE-AH-000100