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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-1.6 / 3.5-12 MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 10cm internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x in Japan Between 1969 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 190 × 120 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 4.72 × 9.84 in)
? 330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000100-FRIEND SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET SWAN-(CUBIC)-000270-CYGNET