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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature.
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
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.
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 75 / 2000Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s.
Current RX ? 100W approx.
TX Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
Weight ? 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751A RACAL-RA-000117