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Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.012-60 MHz 1.6-12 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW   SSB   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters Software controlled 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system SDR superheterodyne Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. SDR ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output Line in / Line out / Mic in/out ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6m (2m optional) 1.6-12 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW   SSB   SSB  
RF-output HF: 100W (CW: 40W), 6m: 500mW 30/100 W 600 W PEP

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.9 A
TX 25A max ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2007 in USA Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 241 × 254 × 114 mm
(9.49 × 10.00 × 4.49 in)
? ?
Weight ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Headless Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Marine / Navy
Features SDR (Software Defined Radio) ? 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FLEXRADIO-SDR-001000 RFT-SEG-000100 SAILOR-T002131