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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base station HF/VHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: 0.16 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 0.13 µV

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: 6.3 μV typ.
1.8–29.999 MHz: 2.0 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 1.0 µV

FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: -
28.0–29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV
50–54 MHz: 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? ≤ 2.4 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 6.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 15 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 12.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 20 kHz/–60 dB
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Filters ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz) ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Direct Sampling Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 12 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM  
RF-output 100 W 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC or Mains
Current RX ? 3.5 A max ?
TX ? 23 A max 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
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Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Large 7-inch color display, 800×600 pixels
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
Digital-Up-Conversion (DUC) for clean transmit
Dual receivers, dual spectrum scopes
DVI-D connector for an external display
SD memory card slot for saving data
I/Q signal output
Memo pad stores up to 10 operating frequencies and modes
Quick split function
Quick Dualwatch function
RF gain and squelch control with a knob
RIT and ΔTX variable up to 9.999 kHz
UTC/local clock and timer function
1 Hz pitch tuning and display
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150 ICOM-IC-007610 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJ-003600