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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transceiver
3 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 10-80 m 5-16 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB  
Sensitivity SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
? ?
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
? 4 crystal filter, SSB bandwidth of about 2.2-1.6KHz four selectable bandwidth, CW bandwidth of about 900-400Hz four selectable bandwidth
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion ? 8 ohm load about 0.1W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
20 / 30 / 40 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   CW  
RF-output ? 100 W 4 W max @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 / 300 / 500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal 12-14V DC 8 × AA batteries or 9-14 V DC
Current RX 1 A max ? 55 mA
TX - Max 20 A 550-950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 197x and 19xx Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
140 × 95 × 35 mm
(5.51 × 3.74 × 1.38 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK DDS circuit with 50MHz reference frequency
1602 LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SW000008 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150A YOUKITS-HB-000001A