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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
4-Band SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ±50 Hz over an eight hour period at constant ambient temperature and humidity after 2 hours from switching on. Better than 50 Hz per degree Centigrade at constand humidity after 2 hours from switching on. ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.98-30 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity CW / SSB: 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
AM / DSB: 30% modulated at 400 Hz: 3 µV for 15 dB S/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 0.5-13 kHz 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
?
Filters 0.2 / 1.2 / 3.0 / 6.5 / 13 kHz 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz
100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary BNC -
Impedance 75Ω 50-75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 / 200-250V) or 21-27V DC Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC) ?
Current RX 10 VA approx. 60-90 VA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 406 × 89 × 482.5 mm
(15.98 × 3.50 × 19.00 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
?
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Automatic Gain Control ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001217 RACAL-RA-001778 CRKITS-KN-Q000010