- Standalone SDR transceiver … no PC, portable, compact
- Self-contained single band … based on the I/Q RF front end
- Softrock-compatible … designed to interface with SR v6.3 RXTX, etc.
- Low Power … 90ma (Cube), plus 100 ma (Softrock Rx) or 300 ma (Software Tx)
- Add-on RF Amp & Attenuator … good control of incoming RF, optimize some SR features.
- Quadrature Sampling Clocking options … DDS, Si570, or I2C to target Softrock
- Built-in Keyer … 1-100 wpm, Iambic A, B, or straight key
- Popular HF modes … SSB, CW, AM, Digital (with special interface to NUE-PSK for digital modes)
- Special interface to NUE-PSK Modem … digital interface provides best quality
- Graphic LCD Display … Provides clear indications of the many status and options
- Bandscope … provides +/- 4 kHz spectrum visibility for Rx, signal monitor for Tx
- Audio filtering … low corner 200Hz, high corners 700, 1500, 2400 or 3600Hz
- Audio Output … Headphones or amplified speaker, Binaural Audio
- Beeper … User interface clicks, code practice oscillator, and more
- Frequency agile … Fast/Med/Slow tune, dual VFOs, memories, RIT/XIT
- Menus … Calibration, all settings, system gain, sidetone frequency, etc.
- Software Upgradeable … Bootloader enables user to load new software versions
- Open Source … Take the source code and add your own features