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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  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 0.1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
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
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Selectivity ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 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 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC) Mains
Current RX Max 50 W 60-90 VA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 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)
483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 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 Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001218 RACAL-RA-001778 RACAL-RA-006778C