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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 15-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
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 Single conversion Single conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required 3 W into 4 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC 15-160 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W on all bands 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 105-130V AC 12-14V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 1.8 A ?
TX - 20 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
Weight ? 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000151