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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 1-30 MHz 10-160 m 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM mono  
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.
0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single / double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 5% THD ? 2.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. 12V DC or mains ?
Current RX 100W approx. 600 mA ?
TX - Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands
Dimensions 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
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Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Automatic Volume Control ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000117 YAESU-FT-000101EE PHILIPS-000008-RO-501