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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 160-10 m + WARC 80-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
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Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 100 W 100 W on all bands ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14V DC ?
Current RX ? 1.8 A ?
TX ? 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
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Weight 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 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 ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000600R