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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
160-10 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 360 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) 100 W on all bands

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains External PSU 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.8 A
TX - ? Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 19xx in Japan Between 1970 and 197x Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 130 × 260 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 10.24 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000600 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500CX SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA