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HF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 Hz (-30°C +60°C)
Tuning steps ? Rx: 0.01 kHz, Tx: 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC 0.49-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
>60db at –1 KHz
Filters 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. 9.00165 MHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 3 W into 4 Ohms 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output 100 W on all bands 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 11.6-15.6V DC
Current RX 1.8 A 1.5 A max
TX 20 A max 17 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1996 and 20xx
Dimensions 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
314 × 99 × 315 mm
(12.36 × 3.90 × 12.40 in)
Weight 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 4.45 kg (9.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Detachable front panel
RS-232 computer interface
Accessories ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 SEA-000235R