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Manpack VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 36-76 MHz 20-1000 MHz (down to 10 kHz with optional module) 10-80 m
Modulations N-FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 12dB for 1 µV EMF with 3 kHz deviation at 1 kHz ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 50 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 36-76 MHz - -
Modulations N-FM   - -
RF-output >1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 20-32 V DC or Mains (100V-240V) Mains
Current RX ? 90 W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 166 × 76 × 285 mm
(6.54 × 2.99 × 11.22 in)
483 × 133 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 20.47 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1600 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-TRA-000967 RACAL-RA-003721 HEATHKIT-SB-000300