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HF Transceiver
HF / 6m / 2m Transceiver
HF/VHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m. 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Software defined 1 p.p.b.

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.5 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling) 0.005-31 / 60-260 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? 70 nV (with preamp) 15 MHz: 0.022 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
64-118 MHz: 0.021 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
118-260 MHz: 0.02 µV (MDS @ 500 Hz BW)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system ? Direct Down Conversion, SDR Direct sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? Software defined ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 90 dB 120 dB
Audio output ? Through computer -

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.5 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling) -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   All mode   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output SSB: 20 W (PEP), CW: 20 W HF: 15 W, VHF: 8 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - USB

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10 to 15 V DC 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX Max 700 mA ? ?
TX Max 5 A 3A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
45 × 10 × 60 mm
(1.77 × 0.39 × 2.36 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Headless Headless

Other features

Memories ? 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandscope width: 20 kHz to 80 MHz
WLAN optional, 100 Mpbs
DAC converter: 14 bit 640 MSPS
8 programmable transistor switches for external equipment
Modular microphone input for Yaesu MH-31
Pre-selectors and Polyphase tracking filters
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000140 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-PRO AIRSPY-HF+-DISCOVERY