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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ?
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 5 / 15 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   -
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 140-150 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s.
Current RX Max 600 mA 100W approx.
TX Max 6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000027A RACAL-RA-000117