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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 15-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for S/N 10 dB ?
Selectivity ? 2700 Hz @ -6 dB / 4600 Hz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 15-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 150 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 20/300Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains or 12-14 V DC with model 12A converter 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 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 ? ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350B SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000151