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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ±50 Hz over an eight hour period at constant ambient temperature and humidity after 2 hours from switching on. Better than 50 Hz per degree Centigrade at constand humidity after 2 hours from switching on. ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.98-30 MHz 2-1100 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity CW / SSB: 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
AM / DSB: 30% modulated at 400 Hz: 3 µV for 15 dB S/N
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Selectivity 0.5-13 kHz ?
Filters 0.2 / 1.2 / 3.0 / 6.5 / 13 kHz 10 kHz to 500 kHz
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz
100 kHz
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Proprietary -
Impedance 75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 / 200-250V) or 21-27V DC Mains
Current RX 10 VA approx. ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 406 × 89 × 482.5 mm
(15.98 × 3.50 × 19.00 in)
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Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Automatic Gain Control Signal strength readout in dBm
Accessories ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001217 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615