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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature. ? ± 0.003 %
Tuning steps ? Fixed channels Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 144-171 / 450-470 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
Sensitivity A1 reception, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 1µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
A2 reception, 30% modulated, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 3µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -40 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 5% THD Internal speaker 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 75 / 2000Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. 13.8 V DC / Mains 11.7-15.9 V DC
Current RX 100W approx. ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
152 × 57 × 191 mm
(5.98 × 2.24 × 7.52 in)
170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Automatic Volume Control 8 crystal controlled channels PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000117 SBE-SENTINEL-VI SBE-FORMULA D TOUCH/COM