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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes). ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 1-30 MHz (?)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70dB ?
Audio output ? 2W@10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC Mains
Current RX Max 50 W 2A ?
TX - 20A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
?
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001218 ICOM-IC-000078 RACAL-RA-001231