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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 15-160 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 15-160 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 200 W 100 W 230 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 20/300Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12-14V DC 3 V DC (2 × AA)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 19xx Between 197x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
58 × 80 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.15 × 0.98 in)
Weight ? 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 130 gr (4.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000151 HORA-C-000408