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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute warmup) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 2 / 10 / 100 Hz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
30 kHz - 56 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
0.16 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)

AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @ 400 Hz)
2 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz
2 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
1 µV (50-54 MHz)

FM (BW: 15 kHz, 10 SINAD)
0.5 µV (28-30 MHz)
0.35 (50-54 MHz)
HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? CW/RTTY/PKT: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.75 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? 3 / 6 / 15 kHz Roofing Filters ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion super-heterodyne + 32 Bit High Speed IF DSP DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz (up-conversion)
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz (24 kHz for AM/FM)
IF Width & IF Shift
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB (160-10 m) ≥ 60 dB (6 m) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
160-6 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 360 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) 5 ~ 100 W (AM: 2 ~ 25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU 13.8 V DC 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? 1.8-2.1 A ?
TX ? 23 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x Between 2013 and 20xx Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 260 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 10.24 in)
? 143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 4.3 in TFT full color display
Automatic Tuner
Contour, DNR, IF Notch and APF
Spectrum Scope
Optional SCU-17 USB Interface Unit
Optional FFT Unit
OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500CX YAESU-FTDX001200 COMMRADIO-CR-000001