Swan 400

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO: Shown with optional Swan 420 VFO.
Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Shown with optional Swan 420 VFO.

Name/Title

Swan 400

Description

400 Watt HF SSB Transceiver

Category

Transceiver, HF

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Swan Electronics Corporation

Date made

1964 - 1966

Valuations

Value

$375.00

General Notes

Note

QST, May 1964, p. 121. QST, May 1965, p. 124. QST, Jan 1966, p. 104. CQ, Mar 1966, p. 37. The Swan 400 transceiver had no internal VFO. It was designed to use the model 420 VFO, which provided complete coverage of the 80-10 bands, or the model 406 VFO, which covered the American phone portions of 80-15 meters and two 200 kHz segments of 10 meters. The Swan 400 was rated at 400 watts PEP on SS8, 320 watts on CW, and 125 watts on AM.