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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up ? ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity) 50-905 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
AM: 3V (10dB S/N)
FM: 1.5V (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1V (12 dB SINAD @ 83 MHz)
0.12 µV, –125 dBm for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz ? >70 dB at –1 kHz and +4 kHz ref SCF USB
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz standard (500 Hz, 2.7 kHz optional)
Receiver system ? ? SDR Processing Architecture: DSP, 456 MHz, 32-bit FPGA, 500,000 gate MCU, ARM9, 300 MHz 32-bit
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output ? ? Less than 3 dB variation from 300 Hz to 3 kHz (with optional 2.7 kHz filter)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 125 W PEP ±1 dB (two-tone or voice), user-programmable (low / medium / high)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 10.8 to 15 V DC (12 V Nominal)
Current RX ? Max 1 A 500 mA (backlight min, audio muted)
TX - - 12.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions ? 180 × 75 × 180 mm
(7.09 × 2.95 × 7.09 in)
210 × 270 × 65 mm
(8.27 × 10.63 × 2.56 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Bandscope TV tuner front end Up to 500 contact list entries
USB (via Handset or Console)
Serial RS232 (supports NMEA-0183 GPS)
Ethernet (TCP/IP, supports remote control)
Auxiliary GPIO (audio in/out, PTT, RS232) on Envoy™ X2 model
Ingress Protection: IP43, MIL-STD-810G method 510.5
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000217 STANDARD-AX-000700 CODRADI013