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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
HF
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains 28 V
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
?
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX SWAN-(CUBIC)-000270-CYGNET SWAN-CUBIC-ASTRO-C