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VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
SmartSDR transceiver

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
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 / 160-170 / 410-412.5 MHz 150-4000 kHz in 4 bands 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

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 TV-antenne - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 100-300 mA 2.0 A
TX - - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x in Denmark Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 132 × 32 × 146 mm
(5.20 × 1.26 × 5.75 in)
335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
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 COMMANDER-000330 SAILOR-000046T FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M