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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 50hz/hr drift after warm up under constant supply and temperature conditions. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 13 khz @-6db
6.5 khz @-6db
3 khz @-6db
1.2 khz @-6db
300 hz @-6db
100 hz @-6db
? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 13 / 6.5 / 3 / 1.2 / 0.3 / 0.1 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion, 23 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 40 kHz
2.5 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W (75 W AM) 100 W

Connections

Antenna Burndept SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - ? Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1968 and 19xx Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan
Dimensions 480 × 265 × 510 mm
(18.90 × 10.43 × 20.08 in)
? ?
Weight 30.50 kg (67.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000017L SWAN-(CUBIC)-000250C YAESU-FT-000101E