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SDR HF/VHF Receiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz - 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 50 kHz - 60 MHz 0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM: 3.5 µV
SSB: 1.5 µV
CW: 0.8 µV
10 dB S+N/N, preamp on
HF 9kHz-52MHz MDS: -132dBm @ 14MHz, Clipping lev -8dBm
FM 74-108MHz sensitivity <2uV 12dB SINAD @ 98MHz, Clip lev -3dBm
VHF 135-160MHz MDS -137dBm @ 145MHz, Clipping Level -19dBm
Selectivity Software defined ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
?
Image rejection 55 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 + Hi-Z SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15 V DC 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 500 mA max ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 201x in Italy Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 200 × 60 × 190 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 7.48 in)
110 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.33 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Headless Headless

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features USB 2.0
12 kHz output to PC sound card
ELAD software radio
Separate inputs Antenna for HF / 6m and FM / VHF / Bypass
WFM Stereo decoder with RDS decoder
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ?
MPN ELAD-FDM-000077 ELAD-FDM-S000002