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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodynamic
IF-freqs. ? 47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 4600 Hz
2nd: 467 Hz
Image rejection ? 80 dB or better ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output 100 W 100 W (25 W AM) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 (16.5-150)Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? 60 VA ?
TX Max 20 A 470 VA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan Between 1952 and 19xx in Italy
Dimensions 248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
516 × 254 × 260 mm
(20.31 × 10.00 × 10.24 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 90 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150A YAESU-FT-000990 GELOSO-G-000207