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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 2609-19355 kHz
(526-2727 kHz optional)
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA) 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6 m
Modulations - - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output ? ? 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External power supply 6V DC or 4×LR6 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? Max 300 mA 2.0 A
TX - - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1930 and 1934 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 64 × 147 × 42 mm
(2.52 × 5.79 × 1.65 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 8" (20.3cm) touchscreen, 1920×1200 pixels)
HDMI connector for external display
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 NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000005 20-313 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M