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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? better than ±2 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 27-250 MHz in 6 bands 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-29.999 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 5/20 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Powered by optional external power supply 5886AB or 6 volts vibrator pack 686S. 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC)
Current RX ? 250 mA
TX - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 419 × 222 × 216 mm
(16.50 × 8.74 × 8.50 in)
366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HFS RACAL-TRA-000931