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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 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.015-30 MHz 36-76 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 1 µV 12dB for 1 µV EMF with 3 kHz deviation at 1 kHz ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 1 / 3 / 8 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W into 8 ohms 50 mW ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 178 × 413 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.26 in)
166 × 76 × 285 mm
(6.54 × 2.99 × 11.22 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1600 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001772 RACAL-TRA-000967 RACAL-RA-003791