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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 144-146 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 80 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-130V AC 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? 400 mA 60 W
TX - Max 3.4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 502 × 286 × 381 mm
(19.76 × 11.26 × 15.00 in)
138 × 31 × 178 mm
(5.43 × 1.22 × 7.01 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000303 STANDARD-C-008900 RACAL-RA-003791