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HF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Weather radio
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels) 15-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 S/N) 0.3µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 25kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
- 15-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9V DC or 6×AA 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 200 mA 300-500 mA
TX ? - Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 395 gr (13.9 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 7 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT ATLAS-000215