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HF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
160-10 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 S/N) 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
Filters ? 400 Hz optional
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne 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
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
160-10 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 100 W on all bands

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Accessories ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103