• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Swan Electronics, Oceanside, CA

• Year
• 1967–1969 ??

• Category
• Amateur TRX: Transmitter/Receiver (and Transceiver)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 116542

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• Number of Tubes
• 14

• Valves / Tubes
• 6EW6 12BF6 6GK6 6LQ6 6LQ6 12BZ6 12BE6 12BA6 12BA6 12AX7 6BN8 6GK6 6JH8 12AX7

• Number of Transistors
• 7

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 5500 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• Short Wave (SW only)

• Power type and voltage
• Powered by external power supply or a main unit. / 220 / 12 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Power out
• 3.2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 500cx - Swan Electronics, Oceanside,

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 325 x 137.5 x 275 mm / 12.8 x 5.4 x 10.8 inch

• Notes

• Transceiver for 80m to 10m amateur bands (no WARC bands). Op modes/power: SSB 550 W PEP, CW 360 W, AM 125 W input. Requires external power supply model 14-C (for 12-13.5  V mobile or portable battery operation), or model 117-X/230-X (for 117/230 V AC operation).

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 17.25 lb (17 lb 4 oz) / 7.832 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 529.00 $

• Mentioned in
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Reinhard Birchel , Kurzwellen-Amateurfunkgeräte in Röhrentechnik, Beam-Verlag, 2003)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Original-techn. papers.

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Other Models

• Here you find 43 models, 37 with images and 16 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Swan Electronics, Oceanside, CA