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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 1969 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
? 248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 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)-000260-CYGNET SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150A