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160-6m Low-Noise SDR Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

Current value
EUR 1,657
USD 288 ~ USD 535 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability +/- 5 p.p.m. (0-50 °C) TCXO standard; +/- 1 p.p.m. TCXO opt. (+/- 0.5 p.p.m. typ., 0-50 °C). K3EXREF option locks TCXO to an external 10-MHz reference (+/- 1 to 2 Hz typ.). 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 1, 10, 20, and 50 Hz fine steps; user-configurable coarse tuning steps (per-mode). 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Optional 2m / 630m
30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity HF, Preamp off: -133 dBm. Preamp 1: -138 dBm. Preamp 2 (12/10/6 m): -145 dBm ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system Hybrid SDR / Double conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ≥ 100 dB
Audio output 2.5 W per channel into 4 ohms; typ. 10% THD @ 1 kHz, 2 W, Line level + headphones 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 160-6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 0.9 A 2.0 A
TX 17-22 A 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2015 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) Without options ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C / USB-B
Built in PSK, RTTY, and CW text decode/display
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
High-contrast LCD
Dual VFOs
Real-time clock
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 ELECRAFT-K000003S FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M