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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 58-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 380-512 MHz 80-10 m 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV for 10dB S/N in SSB ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Singel conversion with premixed crytal-controlled HF-oscillators and tunable VFO SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m
(USB on 20, 15 and 10 m, LSB on 80 and 40 m)
160-6 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output ? AM: 125 W, SSB: 500 W (PEP), CW: 390 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne Clamps / screws BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 40-60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (117 or 234 V AC ±10%) 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 2.0 A
TX - ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 150 × 63 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 2.48 × 7.87 in)
197 × 165 × 280 mm
(7.76 × 6.50 × 11.02 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full AGC
S-Meter
ALC
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
Integrated Antenna Tuner
USB 2.0

Optional:
* GPS Disciplined Oscillator; 5x10-12 over 24 hours
* MARS/CAP Coverage Filter Bank
* ThumbDV module for D-Star mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000450 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000500 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600