• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Swan Electronics, Oceanside, CA

• Year
• 1968

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

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 181236

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• Number of Tubes
• 16

• Valves / Tubes
• 6EW6 12BE6 6GK6 6LQ6 6LQ6 12BZ6 12BE6 6EW6 12BA6 12AX7 6BN8 6GK6 7360 12BA6 12AX7 0A2 12BA6

• Number of Transistors
• 3

• 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
• Line / Storage batteries (perhaps also batteries) / 220 / 12 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)

• Power out
• 4 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: SSB Transceiver 500C - Swan Electronics, Oceanside,

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 330 x 170 x 300 mm / 13 x 6.7 x 11.8 inch

• Notes
• 10 - 80m amateur radio bands. External power supplies for ac operation and 12-volt dc operation.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 8.1 kg / 17 lb 13.5 oz (17.841 lb)

• Source of data
• - - Data from my own collection

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Author
• Model page created by Jouko Laukkanen. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• 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