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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz - 36-53 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
Sensitivity SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.5-30 MHz 36-53 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? 500 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains 10~14 V DC
Current RX 500mA - 90 mA
TX - ? 285 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 1998 in UK Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1979 and 198x in Israël
Dimensions 205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
? 90 × 225 × 55 mm
(3.54 × 8.86 × 2.17 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication
Features PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
150 Hz tonesquelch
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FAIRHAVEN-RD000500 RACAL-TTA-003771 MILITARY-PRC-000613