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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability 0.01% or less ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

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

Transmitter

TX-range - 3.5-30 MHz -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 1000 W input (AM/CW/SSB) ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - N-type
Impedance 50/300Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 412 × 254 × 276 mm
(16.22 × 10.00 × 10.87 in)
500 × 750 × 840 mm
(19.69 × 29.53 × 33.07 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
Weight ? 180.00 kg (397.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000109 E.F.-JOHNSON-DESK-KILOWATT RACAL-RA-001795