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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
500W SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  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 Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-48 MHz in five bands ? 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? -

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 160-6m
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 600 W output with 100 W drive 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 80-264 V AC
Current RX ? ? 35W
TX - 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1935 and 193x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight ? 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER HEATHKIT-SB-000200 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000510