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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 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 ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz 1-30 MHz (?)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? 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 ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC) Mains
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)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
?
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ISB option ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001792 RACAL-RA-001778 RACAL-RA-001231