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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
500W SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.001 p.p.m. with GNSS, 0.5 p.p.m. with internal TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 1.8-30 MHz 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 1.8-30 MHz 160-6m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB: 1.5 kW (PEP input), CW: 1 kW (DC input), AM: 500 W (DC input) 2-100 W 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 80-264 V AC
Current RX ? ? 35W
TX ? ? 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 198x Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 432 × 237 × 241 mm
(17.01 × 9.33 × 9.49 in)
? 337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Mains ? Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HXL-ONE KENWOOD-TRC-000070 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000520