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Amateur Base Station Antenna
Base Station Amateur Antenna
500W SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F) ±0.5 p.p.m. @ -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F) after 1 minute warmup 0.001 p.p.m. with GNSS, 0.5 p.p.m. with internal TCXO
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 / 5 / 10 / 20 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 108-550 MHz 0.03-174 / 400-470 MHz 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   C4FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV

FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
470-550 MHz: 0.2 µV

DV/Fusion (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
AM (BW: 6 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 7.9 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 2 µV
144-148 MHz: 1 µV
430-450 MHz: 1 µV

FM (BW: 12 kHz / 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.2 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV

SSB/CW (BW: 2.4 kHz / 10 dB S+N/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.125 µV
70-70.5 MHz: 0.16 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.125 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.125 µV
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
AM (BW=6 kHz - Width: Center)
6 kHz (-6 dB)
15 kHz (-60 dB)

FM (BW=12 kHz - Width: Center)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)

SSB (BW=2.4 kHz - Width: Center)
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)

CW (BW=0.5 kHz - Width: Center)
500 Hz (-6 dB)
750 Hz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Direct sampling superheterrodyne (Below 48 MHz) Single conversion IF sampling (Above 48 MHz) SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.75 MHz (Main RX) - 55.85 MHz (Sub RX)
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (HF amateur bands) 60 dB or better (VHF / UHF amateur bands) ?
Audio output 3 W (Main unit), 6 W (Control head) at 10% distortion / 8 ohm 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm (Without SPA-1 option) -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (Also 4 m for UK version) 160-6m
Modulations FM   N-FM   C4FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   C4FM   -
RF-output 5 / 25 / 55 W 0.5-10 W
100 W with optional SPA-1
160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8 V DC 10.8 V DC (Battery pack) or 13.8 V DC ±15% external 80-264 V AC
Current RX 500 mA 600-900 mA 35W
TX 11 A 3 A max 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2025 and 20xx in Japan Between 2025 and 20xx Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 156 × 64 × 59 mm
(6.14 × 2.52 × 2.32 in)
213 × 89 × 240 mm
(8.39 × 3.50 × 9.45 in)
337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1053 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 4.3" color touch TFT with switchable display modes. 3DSS band-scope. Two independent receivers. Two speakers. 32-bit IF DSP. Wires-X. USB ports for audio I/O and CAT operation. S-DX. AMS. APRS. Micro SD card slot. Optional ATU that attaches to the back. Optional cooling fan for prolonged transmissions like FT8 and similar. Optional 100 W dockable PA. Optional Bluetooth. Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTM-000510-ASP YAESU-FTX-000001-FIELD FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000510