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Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld CB Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.01 p.p.m. with optional GPS unit
Tuning steps 0.001-10.000 kHz Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-60 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 40 kHz - 3150 MHz (cellular blocked for US consumer version)
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
? AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 4 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1000-2400 MHz: 2.5 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 0.7 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 1 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2400 MHz: 1.8 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 3.2 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-2400 MHz: 0.3 µV
2400-3000 MHz: 0.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1 µV
Selectivity CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
? AM (BW=6 kHz)
5.5 kHz (-3 dB), 6.9 kHz (-80 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
14.2 kHz (-3 dB), 15.6 kHz (-80 dB)
W-FM (BW=200 Hz)
200 kHz (-3 dB), 250 kHz (-80 dB)
SSB (BW=3 kHz)
2.7 kHz (-3 dB), 3.1 kHz (-80 dB)
CW (BW=500 Hz)
380 Hz (-3 dB), 500 Hz (-80 dB)
Filters Software defined ? 200 / 500 Hz / 3 / 6 / 15 / 30 / 100 / 200 / 300 kHz + IF shift ability
Receiver system Direct conversion, low IF Double conversion superheteodyne DSP Direct conversion (40 kHz - 25 MHz) Double conversion (25-200 / 420-3150 MHz) Triple conversion (200-420 MHz)
IF-freqs. Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ? 1st: 295 / 1704.5 MHz
2nd: 45 / 294.5 MHz
3rd: 45 MHz
Image rejection 160-10m: 96dB or better6m: 71 dB or better ? ?
Audio output Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6m 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 800 mW ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% ? 10.7-16 V DC
Current RX 1.5A ? 2 A
TX 25A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx Between 1984 and 1988 Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
Weight 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Headless Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 45 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SDR (Software Defined Radio) ? CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
Auto-notch
NR and NB
USB and RS-232C ports
SD-card slot for digital recording and/or memory backup
45 MHz IF output
Spectrum scope
I/Q output option
Built-in voice-inversion descrambling
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000 ZODIAC-P-002402FM AOR-AR-005001D