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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-6 m, ham bands only 68-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (Europe)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 4×LR6 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1993 and 199x Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 394 × 220 × 228 mm
(15.51 × 8.66 × 8.98 in)
66 × 151 × 37 mm
(2.60 × 5.94 × 1.46 in)
247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
Weight ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) Batteries not included 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 14 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000155 20-305 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX