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PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 1 Hz kHz Channelized 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 MHz with optional downconverter) 26.965-27.405 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity Mode 0.15-500 MHz 500-1800 MHz
AM, AMS 1.7V 1.85V
LSB, USB 0.35V 0.37V
CW 0.2V 0.25V
FM3, FM6, FMN 0.7V 0.8V
FMW (optional) 2.0V 2.0V
? ?
Selectivity AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
FMW (optional) 230 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations - FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output ? 4 W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Draws from PCI interface ? 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 2.0 A
TX - ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) ? ?
Form factor PC-card Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
? 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 WINRADIO-WR-G000305I UNIDEN-BEARCAT-P-001000 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600