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20m Single Sinde Band Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  20m 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 10-80 m 20 m (14.2-14.35 MHz)
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ? ?
Selectivity AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 20 m (14.2-14.35 MHz)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   USB  
RF-output ? 100 W 150 W (PEP input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains ? ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 1998 Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1962 and 196x
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
? ?
Weight 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000535 NATIONAL-COMPANY-000200 SWAN-(CUBIC)-SW-000120