The Genesis “G59” is the best performing SDR kit for the money currently available to amateur radio operators.
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The “G59” is an all-mode 160-6m SDR transceiver with 10mW of output power. The output is boosted to 10W with the “GPA10” linear amplifier.
Key specifications:
Receiver:
adjustable synthesizer with 1Hz step, IIP3 32-35dBm,
MDS: -116 to -122dBm (RF preamplifier ON: -132 to -134dBm.).
RX Sensitivity is 0.15-0.2uV for 10 dB S/N ratio and max S/N measured ratio is 70dB.
Image rejection is from -35dBc to -50dBc (hardware) or better than -80dBc (hardware + software). SFDR (Spurious free dynamic range) is 93-100dB or over 100dB for G59C.
Receiver 1dB compression point is + 10dBm.
Second RX antenna input.
Transmitter:
G59 output power: 10mW, GPA10 output power: adjustable 0-10W.
Carrier suppression is from 45-60dBc (hardware).
TX Image Rejection is from -35dBc to -50dBc (hardware) or better than 60dB with GSDR software.
G59 has built-in microphone preamplifier, IAMBIC keyer with CW monitor.
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Price:
The price of the G59 is US$349 and the GPA10 is US$129, plus worldwide registered airmail delivery.