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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
Filters ? 400 Hz optional
Receiver system XTAL Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 20 W 100 W on all bands

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50/600 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx 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
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 HAMMARLUND-FOUR-000020 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103