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Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver
Mobile Amateur Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Antenna

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO) ? ±0.5 p.p.m. @ -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F) after 1 minute warmup
Tuning steps 1 Hz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 / 5 / 10 / 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 30 kHz – 54 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 0.03-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (BW: 6 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 7.9 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 2 µV
144-148 MHz: 1 µV
430-450 MHz: 1 µV

FM (BW: 12 kHz / 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.2 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV

SSB/CW (BW: 2.4 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.125 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.16 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM (BW=6 kHz - Width: Center)
6 kHz (-6 dB)
15 kHz (-60 dB)

FM (BW=12 kHz - Width: Center)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)

SSB (BW=2.4 kHz - Width: Center)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)

CW (BW=0.5 kHz - Width: Center)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
750 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system SDR, SDR, Direct Sampling SDR 245.76Msps – 16 bit ? Direct sampling superheterrodyne (Below 48 MHz) Single conversion IF sampling (Above 48 MHz)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 100 dB ? 70 dB or better (HF amateur bands) 60 dB or better (VHF / UHF amateur bands)
Audio output 1W diagnostic speaker ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm (Without SPA-1 option)

Transmitter

TX-range 160-6 m 144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (Also 4 m for UK version)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM  
RF-output 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM) 50 W 0.5-10 W
100 W with optional SPA-1

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal) 13.8 V DC 10.8 V DC (Battery pack) or 13.8 V DC ±15% external
Current RX 1.7 A ? 600-900 mA
TX 23 A ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2024 and 202x in USA Between 2025 and 20xx in Japan Between 2025 and 20xx
Dimensions 356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
183 × 93 × mm
(7.20 × 3.66 × 0.00 in)
213 × 89 × 240 mm
(8.39 × 3.50 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Headless Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Alpha tags
Non volatile EEPROM storage
Built-in 1200/9600 bd
KISS TNC with APRS
3.45" color TFT
WLAN, Bluetooth. USB-C
Extensive voice guidance
Micro-SD card slot
D-Star reflector terminal mode
GPS
Twin RX
4.3" color touch TFT with switchable display modes. 3DSS band-scope. Two independent receivers. Two speakers. 32-bit IF DSP. Wires-X. USB ports for audio I/O and CAT operation. S-DX. AMS. APRS. Micro SD card slot. Optional ATU that attaches to the back. Optional cooling fan for prolonged transmissions like FT8 and similar. Optional 100 W dockable PA. Optional Bluetooth.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008600 KENWOOD-TM-D000750A YAESU-FTX-000001-FIELD