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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 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 10-80 m 80-10 m 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity 0.5µV (10dB S/N) 0.5µV for 10dB S/N in SSB ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 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 2W @ 3.2 ohms 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 80-10 m
(USB on 20, 15 and 10 m, LSB on 80 and 40 m)
160-6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W AM: 125 W, SSB: 500 W (PEP), CW: 390 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Clamps / screws BNC + SO-239
Impedance 25/100 Ω 40-60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 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 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 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 Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
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 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000500 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600