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Desktop Shortwave receiver
SmartSDR transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range General coverage (0.55-33 MHz ?) 30 kHz – 54 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 100 dB ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 1W diagnostic speaker 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m 160-6 m
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output ? 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ± 15% 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 2.0 A 1.7 A
TX - 23 A 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 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
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RME-000050 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006400