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Desktop Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - 2-1100 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 80 or 40 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output ±7.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX - ? 60-90 VA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? 483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight ? ? 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? Signal strength readout in dBm ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AMECO-AC-000001 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615 RACAL-RA-001778