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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
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 ? ? 25 kHz

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
All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
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.
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 5% THD ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. Mains 12/24 V DC
Current RX 100W approx. ? ?
TX - ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 198x in Denmark
Dimensions 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 61 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Automatic Volume Control ? Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000117 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000270-CYGNET SAILOR-RT000144C