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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability 1 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 kHz ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 2-29.9999 MHz 160-10 m 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   FM   P25  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.7 µV for 10 dB SINAD
AM: 3 µV for 10 dB SINAD
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 75 dB ? ?
Audio output 20 mW max external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 2-29.9999 MHz - 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM   P25  
RF-output 20 W PEP ? 0.1-5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) Clamps / screws + TV-antenne BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 20-32V DC ? Li-Ion battery (11+ hours)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx in by Hughes and Tadiran Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 31.75 × 26.67 × 6.66 mm
(1.25 × 1.05 × 0.26 in)
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Weight 6.36 kg (14.0 lbs) ? 475 gr (1.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? CTCSS, DCS, DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-AN/PRC-000140 HEATHKIT-RA-000001 RACAL-000025