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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 ppm
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.012-60 MHz 0.135-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? Software controlled ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne SDR Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? SDR 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? Line in / Line out / Mic in/out More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 160-6m (2m optional) 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W HF: 100W (CW: 40W), 6m: 500mW SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX ? 25A max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 2003 and 2007 in USA Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
241 × 254 × 114 mm
(9.49 × 10.00 × 4.49 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX FLEXRADIO-SDR-001000 ALINCO-DX-SR000008