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HF Transceiver
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Handheld Aviation Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
80-10 m 150-2194 kHz / 76-137 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? optional CW filter ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
80-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 360 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU ? 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x Between 1970 and 1970 Between 199x and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 260 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 10.24 in)
? 90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ? 590 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
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Accessories ? ? -
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500CX ROBYN-000500 SONY-AIR-000008A