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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
10-80m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 S/N) < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
10-80m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 3W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC
Current RX ? 150 mA max
TX ? 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx Between 1973 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509)