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Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm
Tuning steps 0.001-10.000 kHz 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-60 MHz 0.01-60 MHz 2MHz - 3.0 GHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
? SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
Selectivity CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
? Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
Filters Software defined ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion, low IF ? ?
IF-freqs. Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ? ?
Image rejection 160-10m: 96dB or better6m: 71 dB or better ? 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz
Audio output Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers ? Line + Headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6m 0.01-60 MHz -
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   -
RF-output CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% ? 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply
Current RX 1.5A ? 36W
TX 25A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2009 and in USA
Dimensions 311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
? 190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
Weight 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs) ? 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs)
Form factor Headless Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in bank(s) 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SDR (Software Defined Radio) SDR (Software Defined Radio) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-001500 TEN-TEC-RX-000400