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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz in 4 bands 20 / 40 / 80 m 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 5 µV ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 5200 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 20 / 40 / 80 m 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 117/230V AC, 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight ? ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000088 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000270-CYGNET