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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80m 79 / 410 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ?
Filters ? 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 200 W SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 20/300Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
140 × 50 × 190 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350D GALAXY-GT000550 COMMANDER-000127