FLEX-6700

Name: FlexRadio FLEX-6700 transceiver
Brand: FlexRadio
SKU: FLEX-6700
Price: 9069.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly

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Stand-alone and PC controlled direct sampling transceiver with two independent Spectral Capture Units (SCU) and the ability to create up to 8 full featured independent Slice Receivers on 0.03-77 MHz and 135-165 MHz. The transmitter provides continuous duty 100W output across the entire 160-6m bands along with an automatic antenna tuner (ATU). Ideated in USA, year of introduction 2012.

Reference market : amateur-radio

FLEX-6700 specifications

General

Frequency coverage
Receive	0.0300 ~ 77.0000 MHz 135.0000 ~ 165.0000 MHz
Transmit [1]	1.8 / 3.6 / 5.3 / 7 / 10 / 14 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 28 / 50 MHz
Mode
CW / LSB / USB / FSK / AM / FM
Tuning step
1 Hz min

Receiver

ADC (Analog to Digital Conversion)
Sample rate	245.76 Msps
Resolution	16 Bit
RF preamplifiers
Pre1	-11.5 ... +20 dB adjustable
Pre2	20 dB
Synthesizer phase noise [2]
-147 dBc @ 10 kHz -152 dBc @ 100 kHz
Image rejection
> 100 dB
Frequency stability
± 0.02ppm with temperature from 0°C to +50°C ± 0.005ppm/24h with GPS unit [3]

Transmitter

Output power [1]
SSB / CW / FM / RTTY / DIGITAL	1 ~ 100 W
AM	1 ~ 30 W
Spurious emission
Harmonics	< -60 dBc (1.8~29.7 MHz bands) < -70 dBc (50 MHz band)
DAC (Digital to Analog Conversion)
Sample rate	491.52 Msps
Resolution	16 Bit
Carrier suppression (SSB)
< -80 dBc
Unwanted sideband suppression (SSB)
< -80 dBc
Maximum deviation (FM)
± 2.5 KHz
Audio response
300-2700 Hz default (variable 50-10000 Hz)
Microphone
600Ω nominal (200 to 10kΩ) Unbalanced 8-pin, Balanced XLR/TRS
Antenna tuner
Impedance range	16.7 to 150Ω (1.8 MHz band) 5 to 500Ω (3.6~29.7 MHz bands) 16.7 to 150Ω (50 MHz band)

Features

Memory
Unlimited memory channels
Antenna
2 x SO239 50Ω 2 x BNC 50Ω in/out RX only
Power supply
13.8 VDC (±15%)
Power consumption
1.5A, RX 23A, TX max power
Audio power
1W internal speaker 2.6Vpp@10kΩ for external speaker
Audio output
Jack 6.35 mm headphone Jack 3.5 mm external speaker
Connections
USB x 2 LAN (Ethernet 1 Gbps) 16-pin Jack (accessories) RCA (PTT) RCA (TX Req) RCA (ALC) RCA (REM On) RCA (TX1) RCA (TX2) RCA (TX3) RCA (10 MHz reference input) BNC (transverter) SMA (GPS antenna input) SMA (10 MHz GPSDO reference output)

Mechanical and environmental data

Operating temperature
from 0°C to +50°C
Dimensions
330 (W) x 102 (H) x 305 (D) mm
Weight
5.9kg

The radio are also capable of very low power (0~10 dBm) transmit on 0.1-77 MHz and 135-165 MHz.
Master clock frequency 983.04 MHz, phase noise at 245.76 MHz (F/4).
The optional GPSTCXO unit is request.

FLEX-6700 description :

The FLEX6700 "Signature Series" transceiver (see the FLEX-6700R as receiver only) is based on a new hardware architecture and SmartSDR software platform. This high performance software defined radio uses Digital Down Conversion (DDC) to convert from RF directly to digital and Digital Up Conversion (DUC) to convert from digital to RF. The FLEX6700 utilizes Spectral Capture Units (SCU) for the RF to digital conversion and an ultra-high performance on-board signal processing and control system to perform demodulation and modulation, filtering, and audio stream management. The result is incredible receiver dynamic range, ultra-low phase noise and phenomenal received signal clarity.

The transceiver utilizes two SCUs for reception from 0.03 to 77 MHz plus 135 to 165 MHz and the ability to create up to 8 full featured independent Slice Receivers. Since the radio has two independent SCUs, it is capable of diversity reception. Optimized preselector filters can be selected for the 160-6m (except 60m) ham bands for greater out of band rejection. The FLEX-6700 provides continuous duty 100 Watts output across the entire 160-6m band, with RD100HHF1 MOSFET push-pull PA and 11 half-octave low-pass filters, along with an automatic antenna tuner (ATU) capable of tuning antennas over 10:1 range (3:1 on 160m and 6m), and more the radio are capable of very low power transmit anywhere (from 100 KHz and up) it have receive capabilities.

In the FLEX 6700 two Analog Devices AD9467 ADC converters operating at 16 Bit / 245 Msps are capable of digitizing the entire HF spectrum in real time. Also the transmitter architecture are full SDR with the Analog Devices AD9122 DAC converter operating at 16 Bit / 491 Msps. SmartSDR is the software "ecosystem" of the radio platform. It organizes all the signal processing power in the radio into an advanced suite. SmartSDR understands the capabilities of each SCU and how to harness its power. It also comprises of the presentation layer or lightweight GUI client that the user interacts with. The 6700 is also equipped with a 1 Gb Ethernet port suitable for any type of PC and also for network devices. The use of the FLEX-6700 remotely thus becomes independent of the computer, simply connect it to the Internet via the Ethernet port in order to operate it from anywhere.

FLEX-6700 price

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Price	Date	Condition
USD 9069.00 (7700EUR)	2021-jun	Brand-new

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