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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity) 0.01-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   P25  
Sensitivity AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
? ?
Selectivity 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
Modulations - - FM   P25  
RF-output ? ? 0.1-5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Li-Ion battery (11+ hours)
Current RX ? Max 60 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 1980 and 1990 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
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Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 475 gr (1.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Remote control. ISB option CTCSS, DCS, DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000217 RACAL-RA-001792 RACAL-000025