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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up less than 100 Hz drift
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity) 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
?
Selectivity ? 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 1968 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 432 × 152 × 432 mm
(17.01 × 5.98 × 17.01 in)
Weight ? 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 11.40 kg (25.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Solid state
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000B RACAL-RA-000217 GALAXY-R-000530