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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 40m  30m (WARC)  20m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range HF 144-148 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 300 mW into 8 Ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range HF 144-148 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W (?) High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W -

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 28 V 8.4V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 20-130 mA 80 W
TX ? 220-550 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 199x Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-CUBIC-ASTRO-C ICOM-IC-000002A EDDYSTONE-000730/8