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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity) 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
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Selectivity 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions ? 287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000217 HEATHKIT-GR-000078