Compare rigs

Compare specifications between amateur radios. Simply select up to 4 radios and compare them side-by-side, including images and descriptions.

Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
EUR 89 ~ EUR 311
GBP 157
Rating 3 reviews No reviews yet
HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 50 Hz/hr drift after warm up under constant supply and temperature conditions. Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity 13 kHz @-6db
6.5 kHz @-6db
3 kHz @-6db
1.2 kHz @-6db
300 Hz @-6db
100 Hz @-6db
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters 13 / 6.5 / 3 / 1.2 / 0.3 / 0.1 kHz 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double/triple conversion, 23 tubes Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 40 kHz
2.5 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? -

Connections

Antenna Burndept -
Impedance 75Ω 70/80Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 80 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 480 × 265 × 510 mm
(18.90 × 10.43 × 20.08 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 30.50 kg (67.3 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Military communication Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000017L EDDYSTONE-000730/8