The purpose of this web page is to gather and display as much information as possible regarding the complete line of SWAN ENGINEERING / ELECTRONICS amateur radio equipment and accessories. As an enthusiast
of Swan gear, I hope to collect and preserve the history, including pictures of each piece of
equipment, a general description, specifications, schematics, parts lists, plus a hints and kinks section.
As I catch up on the pages, a posting of the Swan Newsletter
is on its way. The latest version is issue #9.
THE BEGINNING....
Swan Electronics, then Swan Engineering, began as a one man operation with
Herb Johnson, then W7GRA, building the first ten single sideband Swan rigs in a garage in Benson Arizona
during the winter of 1960-1961.
At that time, the only other SSB Transceiver on the market was the well known Collins KWM-2, selling
for considerably more money. Production continued into the 1970's with thousands of rigs being produced
in Oceanside California, an affordable solution to high power SSB transceivers.
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The first ten tranceivers were serial numbered from 101-1 to 110-1, with the first nine being SW-120's operating
on 20 meters, and the tenth, 110-1, being the first SW-140, operating on 40 meters. The rest............is history.
Copies of Swan manuals can be ordered from Grace Brock, a retired Swan employee. She has a price list available
but I think she would prefer you to write or telephone her. No e-mail is available at this time, but if Grace gets "on-line"
I'll post a link to her mailbox.
Brock Publications
P.O. Box 253
San Luis Rey, California 92068
Her telephone number is (760) 757 0372.
Reasonable hours please.
There are two individuals that I know of that can service the Swan gear, and may offer tech help if you
write to them. Both are very capable I'm told, but I have no personal experience with either one.
John Bruchey
4005 Jupiter St
Sulphur,LA.
USA 70665
Phone (337) 558-5681
John is a retired employee of Swan/Cubic. He knows your rig inside out. He does very good work and his rates are fair. John is in Central Time Zone so be sure and check the time before calling him.
THE SWAN NETS....
There are three nets held each week for Swan users, with a good number of
check-ins. This is a great time to hear all kinds of Swan rigs on the air, talk to other users and collectors
of Swan gear, plus pick up a number of tech tips that can help keep your rig in good working condition.
If you're looking for a part, or just have a question regarding your piece of equipment, this is the perfect time
to join in, everyone is welcome.
There are two Swan reflectors on the net, and its a good place to post wants, for sales, tech questions, etc.
The first is at qth.net
To subscribe send a message to: majordomo@qth.net
In the body of the message put: subscribe swan
To post a message send to: swan@qth.net
The second is at topica.com
To subscribe send a message to: swan-net-subscribe@topica.com
In the body of the message put: subscribe swan-net
To post a message send to: swan-net@topica.com
THE OTHER STUFF.....
The Swan Radio Virtual Museum is here only as an example of my Swan amateur radio equipment, and the information given is my interpretation only of the events and equipment
portrayed. "Your mileage may vary."
Gary
All comments are welcome. If you want to see something, let me know.
