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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output 100 W 3W 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC ?
Current RX ? 150 mA max ?
TX ? 1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1974 and 197x
Dimensions 247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
152 × 50 × 192 mm
(5.98 × 1.97 × 7.56 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 1.42 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) HANDIC-000235