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