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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Linear Amplifier
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  ?
Freq. stability ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity) ? 0.54-44 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   - AM   CW  
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 ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? - ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-15 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? SSB: 2000 W PEP, CW/RTTY: 1000 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120/240 V AC - 240 V DC recommended) Mains (AC or DC)
Current RX ? - ?
TX - 20/10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 1983 and 198x in USA Between 1952 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions ? 378 × 210 × 368 mm
(14.88 × 8.27 × 14.49 in)
470 × 231 × 249 mm
(18.50 × 9.09 × 9.80 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000217 HEATHKIT-HL-002200 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000077A