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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 160-10 m + WARC 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
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Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-10 m + WARC 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W 100 W on all bands 100 W on all bands

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 12-14V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 1.8 A 1.8 A
TX Max 20 A 20 A max Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA