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DSP Shortwave transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional) 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps 10 Hz 1 Hz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz - 30 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity 1 µV (16 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
? ?
Filters Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz) ? ?
Receiver system DSP SDR, Direct Digital Sampling SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 100 dB ≥ 100 dB
Audio output 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms 1W diagnostic speaker 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-30 MHz 160-6 m 160-6 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output 25 / 100 W PEP 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional) 13.8V DC ± 15% 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX ? 2.0 A 1.7 A
TX ? 23 A 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2014 and 201x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions 305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control up to 100m
ALC
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
Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400M