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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.3 µV CW/SSB 1-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
0.64 µV AM (80% mod @ 1 kHz) 1-30 MHz (12 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? 5 selectable from 34 built in
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Digital Signal Processing
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 Watts at 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W (75 W AM) 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC or mains 11-13V DC 1.2 A or mains
Current RX ? 600 mA ?
TX ? Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 19xx Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 159 × 76 × 165 mm
(6.26 × 2.99 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? ? 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PBT
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000250C YAESU-FT-000101E TEN-TEC-RX-000320(D)