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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Airband / VHF scanner receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m 66-88 / 88-108 / 108-136 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 12-14V DC 9V DC
Current RX 100 W ? ?
TX 400 W Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 1980 and 198x Between 2014 and 20xx in Korea
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
56 × 100 × 30 mm
(2.20 × 3.94 × 1.18 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 120 gr (4.2 oz) excluding batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
? Dual watch
LCD backlighting
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX TTI-TSC-000100R