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

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 27-250 MHz in 6 bands 0.54-31 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Powered by optional external power supply 5886AB or 6 volts vibrator pack 686S. ? 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 19xx in USA Between 1959 and 1964 in USA Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions 419 × 222 × 216 mm
(16.50 × 8.74 × 8.50 in)
? 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
Weight ? ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HFS NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000060 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150