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VHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range VHF 0.01-60 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
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Selectivity ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
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Filters ? Software controlled ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. SDR, Direct conversion, low IF SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6m 160-6 m
Modulations - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ± 10% 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? 1.5A 2.0 A
TX - 30A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 2008 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Headless Headless

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio) 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 COMMANDER-000334 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600