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SmartSDR transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 1 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 30 kHz – 54 MHz 0.6-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 2 µV AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? 5 kHz
300 Hz with optional crystal filter
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system SDR, Direct Digital Sampling Superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz 450 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 100 dB ? ?
Audio output 1W diagnostic speaker 3 W 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 70Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ± 15% Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 2.0 A 65 W 80 W
TX 23 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
426 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
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Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Headless Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
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
Noise limiter
S-meter
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600 EDDYSTONE-000504 EDDYSTONE-000730/6