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

General

HAM bands 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 15 kHz - 30 MHz 20 MHz - 1 GHz 20-1000 MHz (down to 10 kHz with optional module)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   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 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 - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC) Mains 20-32 V DC or Mains (100V-240V)
Current RX 60-90 VA ? 90 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 198x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
483 × 133 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 20.47 in)
Weight 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted ? 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001778 RACAL-RA-001795 RACAL-RA-003721