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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Military Desktop Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 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 Fixed channels ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-171 / 450-470 MHz HF 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in telescopic - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC / Mains ? 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 2.0 A
TX - ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 152 × 57 × 191 mm
(5.98 × 2.24 × 7.52 in)
? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 8 crystal controlled channels ? 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 SBE-SENTINEL-VI SWAN-(CUBIC)-MILITARY-(?) FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M