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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Triband Marine Transceiver
500W SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 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 1 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-12 MHz 156.025 - 163.275 MHz 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system superheterodyne ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-12 MHz 156.025 - 163.275 MHz 160-6m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 30/100 W 1 / 2.5 / 5 W 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

Antenna BNC + Built-in telescopic - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC 12 V DC - 1300 mAh Lithium-Ion 80-264 V AC
Current RX ? ? 35W
TX ? ? 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Military communication Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-SEG-000100 STANDARD-HX000470S FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000510