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SDR HF/VHF Receiver
HF/VHF transceiver
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  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  4m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz - 1 MHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50 kHz - 60 MHz 0.02-170 MHz 0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB   RTTY   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
0.39 µV (CW, BW 500 Hz, 10 dB (S+N)/N) 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 ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR / direct conversion SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 70 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 15 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 55 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? -
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 5 W max ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15 V DC 13.8 V DC 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 500 mA max ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2005 and 201x in Italy Between 2013 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 Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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-DUO ELAD-FDM-S000002