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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m All International Maritime VHF channels 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m All International Maritime VHF channels -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W 25 W -

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12/24 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 220 mA ?
TX ? 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1973 and 197x in Denmark Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
320 × 220 × 195 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 7.68 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Simplex and duplex operation supported Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX SAILOR-RT000143 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080