{"id":34596,"date":"2018-10-23T06:33:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T10:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=34596"},"modified":"2018-10-23T06:33:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T10:33:46","slug":"the-hobbypcb-iq-32-a-general-coverage-portable-qrp-transceiver-with-color-touch-screen-now-shipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/the-hobbypcb-iq-32-a-general-coverage-portable-qrp-transceiver-with-color-touch-screen-now-shipping\/","title":{"rendered":"The HobbyPCB IQ-32: A general coverage portable QRP transceiver with color touch screen now shipping"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Pete (WB9FLW), who shares the following information regarding HobbyPCB’s much-anticipated portable transceiver which is now shipping.\u00a0 The price is a competitive $529.00<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The following information comes from the HobbyPCB website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The IQ32 is 5W output, 80-10M Amateur Radio transceiver with powerful 32 bit processing providing high-end features at an entry level price. The IQ32’s 3.2″ color LCD touch-screen display and dual control knobs provide an enjoyable operating experience in a robust package.<\/p>\n

Available for immediate delivery!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Introducing the HobbyPCB IQ32 HF transceiver, based on the high performance RS-HFIQ RF system, the receiver in the IQ32 consists of 5 band-pass filters to reject out-of-band signals, an LNA with frequency dependent gain and a conventional quadrature down-converter. The transmitter features a Class A, 5W power amplifier with individual low-pass filters for each band to exceed FCC requirements for spectral purity.<\/p>\n

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The IQ32 features a large, color, touch-screen display providing an enhanced user interface and informative spectrum and waterfall displays found on radios costing much more. With a powerful STM-32 DSP processor, the IQ32 transceiver has variable filtering, multi-mode AGC, memory functions, built-in PSK encode\/decode with keyboard support.<\/p>\n

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5W not enough power? Add a\u00a0HARDROCK-50\u00a0<\/a>to your station to boost up to 50W. The IQ32 and\u00a0HARDROCK-50\u00a0<\/a>seamlessly integrate together for a powerful mobile\/base station!<\/p>\n

Simple upgradeable firmware, no connection to a computer required, no drivers, no cables. Simply insert a thumb-drive with the appropriate file and the IQ32 updates its own firmware.<\/p>\n

Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n