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A new HF SDR receiver in development by the Polish company “Silphase”. It’s called the “Silphase R1” and appears to be a stand-alone, high-performance SDR receiver.

• Color backlit 5″ TFT touch screen display
• Magnesium alloy body/chassis
• USB out for recording and native logging
• Record to internal “flash memory” (unclear if audio and/or spectrum)
• Four internal speakers
• 12.6V 12000 mAh, internal battery
• IP55 rating for water/dust protection
• The price is $1199/€1099 with no expected availability date at time of posting

• Frequency coverage RX 0.1–30MHz
• Frequency resolution 1Hz
• Frequency steps 1Hz to 1KHz
• Dual VFO
• Direct sampling 16bit high speed 122 M/s ADC
• Modes: CW, SSB, AM, FM
• Sensitivity 1.8–29.999MHz, SSB/CW: (BW: 2.4kHz at 10dB S/N) – 132 dBm, 0.06?V
• 20dB LNA
• Spurious and image rejection >90 dBm
• Clipping level -3dBm
• DSP (various filters, adaptive noise reduction, automatic notch filter, notch blanker, adjustable filters (0-1KHz HPF,0.5-6KHZ LPF, 50Hz step, etc.)
• AGC (slow, medium, fast)
• Main filter sharpness Factor 1.05 and lower
• Audio recorder (use the internal flash memory or USB 16GB external flash memory)
• Virtual USB audio card for OS update
• Ham radio hardware log
• OS QNX (“UNIX-like” real time operating system)
• Telescopic antenna with F connector
• Main optical encoder and four multifunction encoders
• 6 input modes buttons (attenuators, adjustable filters, AGC, NB, auto notch filter, NR)
• Power supply requirement 12.6 DC ±15%
• Power consumption RX 0.6 A typical
• Battery 12000 mAh, 12.6V (3×3.7V/12000 mAh)
• Operating time 20 Hours
• Operating temperature range –10C to +60C; 14F to 140F
• Frequency stability Less than ±0.2ppm (–10?C to +60?C; 14?F to 140?F)
• Dimensions (W×H×D) 285×110×55mm; 11.25×4.3×2.2in
• Weight (approximately) 1.8kg; 4 lbs
• Magnesium alloy body, IP55 (in future IP 67)
• “Expected Operational Lifetime 30 Years” With One Year Warranty – Additional Warranty
• Made in EU