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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   AM   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
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 150 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 20/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX SWAN-(CUBIC)-000270-CYGNET SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350B