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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability 0.01% or less ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz 80-10 m 20 MHz - 1 GHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Better than 1-2 µV (10dB S/N) 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity 6 positions 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters 200Hz / 5.2kHz optional CW filter ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 watts at less than 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - N-type
Impedance 50/300Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 196x and 1970 Between 198x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 412 × 254 × 276 mm
(16.22 × 10.00 × 10.87 in)
? 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
Weight ? ? ?
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 ? Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000109 SBE-SB-000036 RACAL-RA-001795