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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature. ? -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 20 MHz - 1 GHz 160-6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity A1 reception, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 1µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
A2 reception, 30% modulated, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 3µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6 m
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 1 kW

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239
Impedance 75 / 2000Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. Mains None
Current RX 100W approx. ? -
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 198x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Automatic Volume Control ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN RACAL-RA-000117 RACAL-RA-001795 HEATHKIT-HM-000015