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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
20m Single Sinde Band Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 20 m (14.2-14.35 MHz) 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   USB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 20 m (14.2-14.35 MHz) 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   USB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W 150 W (PEP input) 100 W on all bands

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.8 A
TX ? ? Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1962 and 196x Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX SWAN-(CUBIC)-SW-000120 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA