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HF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
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
430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 S/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
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
430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 0.5 A ?
TX ? Max 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET YAESU-FT-000780R HEATHKIT-SB-000300