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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 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 21-21.45 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL) 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
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Image rejection ? 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 21-21.45 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL) - 160-6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 300 mW ? 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 40 mA ? 2.0 A
TX Max 200 mA - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and xxxx in Japan Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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 MIZUHO-MX-000015 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600