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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 10-80 m 15 kHz - 30 MHz (?)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX Max 50 W ? 60 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001218 YAESU-FT-000200 RACAL-RA-006772