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HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 130-174 MHz 10-160 m 20/40/80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 26 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m 20/40/80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W (@ 13.8 VDC), Low: 0.8 W 100 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC (EBP-65 Ni-MH pack) or 7-16V DC external 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 25-250 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.4 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1980 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.42 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
?
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) with antenna and EBP-65 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS. Submersible. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-S000017E SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX SWAN-(CUBIC)-SW-000240