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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±50 Hz over an eight hour period at constant ambient temperature and humidity after 2 hours from switching on. Better than 50 Hz per degree Centigrade at constand humidity after 2 hours from switching on. ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.98-30 MHz 2-7.999 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity CW / SSB: 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
AM / DSB: 30% modulated at 400 Hz: 3 µV for 15 dB S/N
? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity 0.5-13 kHz ? ?
Filters 0.2 / 1.2 / 3.0 / 6.5 / 13 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz
100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2-7.999 MHz -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 5/20 W, AM: 1.5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 / 200-250V) or 21-27V DC 18V DC Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX 10 VA approx. ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 197x and 198x in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 406 × 89 × 482.5 mm
(15.98 × 3.50 × 19.00 in)
? ?
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Automatic Gain Control Built-in ATU Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001217 RACAL-TRA-000921 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B