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Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  11m (CB)  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 Channelized 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-60 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   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 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 26.965-27.255 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 3.5 W 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. 13.8V DC ± 10% ? 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX 1.5A ? 2.0 A
TX 30A max ? 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx 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 Headless Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) 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 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C COMMANDER-PR-000026 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600