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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   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
Filters ? 400 Hz optional
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC
Current RX Max 60 W 1.8 A
TX - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Great Britain Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ISB option Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Accessories ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-001792 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103