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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 15,5-26,6 / 23,5-41 / 37,5-65 / 64-115 meter
110-175 / 170-300 / 290 - 570 meter optional
30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.19 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? TRF with regeneration SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz - 160-6 m
Modulations FM   - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 + 45 + 135 + 180 V 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? 2.0 A
TX Max 10 A - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1929 and 1935 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 138 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.43 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 2 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS encoder ? 8" (20.3cm) touchscreen, 1920×1200 pixels)
HDMI connector for external display
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 ? External PSU: National 3580B ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-007000H NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000004 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M