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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 40m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 300 Hz ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.3 MHz 10-160 m 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 90 dB > 60 dB ≥ 100 dB
Audio output 3 W, 8 ohm 1 W 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.3 MHz 10-160 m 160-6 m
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output FM/SSB: 50 W, AM: 20 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 1.5 A 100 W 2.0 A
TX 10 A max 400 W 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
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 DRAGON-SS-000797 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600