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Desktop Shortwave receiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 10-80 m 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output External speaker required 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 - BNC + SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? ?
Form factor Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 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 STAR-SR-000700E FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600