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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
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 ? 5 kHz 2 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 36-57 MHz
Modulations - AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   N-FM  
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.
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 36-57 MHz
Modulations - - N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 2 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic Proprietary (military)
Impedance 75 / 2000Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. 6V DC or 6×AA cells 15V DC
Current RX 100W approx. ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 19xx in UK
Dimensions 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
181 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.13 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
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Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted 879 gr (1.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Automatic Volume Control ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000117 SONY-ICF-002003 CLANSMAN-PRC-000350