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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 40/80 m 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion 70 cm: Double-conversion, 23 cm: Triple-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (70 cm), 157.0 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (70 cm), 45.0 MHz (23 cm)
3rd: 455 KHz (23 cm)
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 10/10 W, Low: 1/1 W 100 W on all bands

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Dry Batteries / 2 x 9 Volt 13.8V DC +/-15% 12-14V DC
Current RX ? Max 900 mA 1.8 A
TX - 1.5-4.5 A Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1986 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 127 × 76 × 178 mm
(5.00 × 2.99 × 7.01 in)
155 × 55 × 207 mm
(6.10 × 2.17 × 8.15 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-008040-B STANDARD-C-006000 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA