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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Amateur SWR / Power meter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? Continuous -

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 1.8-150 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   W-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne -
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz -
Image rejection ? ? -
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-150 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 15 / 150 / 1500 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 75/300Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains, batteries or 12 V DC 13.8 V DC (for lamp only)
Current RX ? 8.5 W -
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 480 × 135 × 470 mm
(18.90 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
?
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? AVG / PEP selector
Illuminated display
Range selector (15 / 150 / 1500 W)
Accessories ? ? -
MPN RACAL-RA-006790/GM SONY-CRF-000150 DAIWA-CN-000101L