• Year
  • 1985–2005
  • Category
  • Military Transceiver (TRX)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 317047

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Transceiver
  • Wave bands
  • Short Wave (SW only)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Batteries / addl. power jack / 28 Volt
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: RAVEN RT-100 - Plessey Rola/Plessey Australia
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 279 x 86.5 x 253.5 mm / 11 x 3.4 x 10 inch
  • Notes
  • HF, Synthesized Military Transceiver with data capabilities.

    Developed by Plessey for the Australian Army in the 1980’s as part of the RAVEN Project for radio systems with data capabilities that could be used as man packs or vehicle mounted covering the HF and VHF bands.

    Two radios were developed and introduced. The HF Raven RT-F100 in 1985 and the VHRaven RT-F200 in 1988.

    RT-F100 Specification

     

    Frequency Band:

    2 – 30 MHz in 100 Hz steps

    RF Power:

    20 mW to 20 W in 6 steps. 100 W RF Amp available for vehicle use

    Mode:

    USB, LSB, CW, CWN, Data (2.4 or 9.6 Kbd.)

    Control:

    Local or external remote control

    ECCM:

    Electronic counter-counter measures by external module

    Power:

    28 VDC battery or vehicle

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 5.375 kg / 11 lb 13.4 oz (11.839 lb)
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (HRSA Radio Waves Magazine #151, Jan 2020 Project Raven by Ray Robinson)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Gary Cowans. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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The model RAVEN RT-100 is documented in the following literature.

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