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Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  ? 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 0.001 kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.012-60 MHz General coverage (0.55-33 MHz ?) 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters Software controlled ? ?
Receiver system SDR ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. SDR ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output Line in / Line out / Mic in/out ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6m (2m optional) - 160-6 m
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output HF: 100W (CW: 40W), 6m: 500mW ? 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 2.0 A
TX 25A max - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2007 in USA Between 1952 and 195x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 254 × 114 mm
(9.49 × 10.00 × 4.49 in)
? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Headless Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SDR (Software Defined Radio) ? 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 FLEXRADIO-SDR-001000 RME-000050 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600