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Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-60 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
? ?
Selectivity CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
? ?
Filters Software controlled ? ?
Receiver system SDR, Direct conversion, low IF ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6m 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
160-6 m
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 5 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ± 10% 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 1.5A ? 2.0 A
TX 25A max ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 236 × 221 × 315 mm
(9.29 × 8.70 × 12.40 in)
? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Headless Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SDR (Software Defined Radio) IPX5 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
CTCSS & DCS encode and decode
Built in VOX transmission
Low battery alert
Battery save
PTT ID
Time-out timer
Repeater/Talk around
Voice annunciator
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 ? ? ?
MPN FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000A SAMCOM-CP-000700 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M