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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 0.1 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 30 MHz 140-150 MHz 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz
Filters 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 50-60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 140-150 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.6 V DC battery pack or 13.8 V DC external 9 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
64 × 165 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.50 in)
453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
Weight ? 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BPS-15 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-006778Q TEMPO-S000015T SONY-ICF-006700W