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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm  6cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz 1 PPB

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
9 kHz - 6000 MHz 24-1800 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DV   TV   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF Digital Down Converter, software defined
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
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Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 360 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU 13.8 V DC 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 260 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 10.24 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
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Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Software defined receiver USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
I/Q stand alone recording and playback
10 Digital modes : TETRA,P25(Phase 1+2),DMR, Mototrbo,dPMR,NXDN,D-CR,D-STAR,Alinco,Yaesu.
Automatic detection of digital modes during scan and search.
Up to 2MHz wide digital I/Q output
8 programmable GPIO's
3 programmable clock outputs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500CX AOR-AR-ALPHA-II AIRSPY-R000002