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HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± .0015%
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC 143.5-148.5 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB -50 dB or greater
Audio output 3 W into 4 Ohms 1.5 W at less than 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 143.5-148.5 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 100 W on all bands 10-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 12-16V DC
Current RX 1.8 A 550-750 mA
TX 20 A max 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1980 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
Weight 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 HEATHKIT-VF-007401