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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
HF 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
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
HF 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 100 W (?) 100 W on all bands

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 28 V 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.8 A
TX ? ? Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000270-CYGNET SWAN-CUBIC-ASTRO-C SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA