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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  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
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Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX 400 mA 60-90 VA
TX 18 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
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Accessories Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) RACAL-RA-001778