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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz ~50 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX Max 60 W 450 mA max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Great Britain Between 1995 and 1998 Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
?
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 160 channels in 16 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Remote control. ISB option ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps. D/F (Direction Finding) and homing functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001792 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 MARCONI-SMR-000003A