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HF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
10-80 m 1.5-18 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 S/N) 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 10-100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12V DC (internal dynamotor)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx Between 1981 and 1987 in USA Between 193x and 194x in by RCA
Dimensions ? 241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
460 × 240 × 182 mm
(18.11 × 9.45 × 7.17 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525) MILITARY-BC-000312-M