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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Manpack VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 36-76 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 12dB for 1 µV EMF with 3 kHz deviation at 1 kHz 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 50 mW Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX Max 60 W ? 60-90 VA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
166 × 76 × 285 mm
(6.54 × 2.99 × 11.22 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1600 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features Remote control. ISB option ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001792 RACAL-TRA-000967 RACAL-RA-001778