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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 6020 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 55 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 300 W SSB, 200 W CW 20-60 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 117/230V AC (12V DC option) ? Mains
Current RX ? ? Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC
TX ? ? Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in USA Between 1977 and 19xx Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
? 542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
Weight ? ? 27.00 kg (59.6 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000750 RFT-000215B