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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  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 26.965-27.255 MHz HF
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 13 khz @-6db
6.5 khz @-6db
3 khz @-6db
1.2 khz @-6db
300 hz @-6db
100 hz @-6db
? ?
Filters 13 / 6.5 / 3 / 1.2 / 0.3 / 0.1 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion, 23 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 40 kHz
2.5 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz HF
Modulations - AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W (?)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 28 V
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

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

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000017L HANDIC-000036 SWAN-CUBIC-ASTRO-C