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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W 200 W (70 W AM) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Separate PSU 110-120 / 220-240V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1964 and 19xx Between 1947 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
? 501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
Weight 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ? 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread in ham bands
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX SWAN-(CUBIC)-000400 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D