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HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W 10 W 100 W on all bands

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC ? 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.8 A
TX Max 20 A ? Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX SWAN-(CUBIC)-FM-000002XA SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA