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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  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) 0.001 p.p.m. with GNSS, 0.5 p.p.m. with internal TCXO 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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 108-550 MHz 30 kHz–54 MHz 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   C4FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)   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
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne SDR SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.75 MHz (Main RX) - 55.85 MHz (Sub RX)
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W (Main unit), 6 W (Control head) at 10% distortion / 8 ohm - -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
160-6m 160-6m
Modulations FM   N-FM   C4FM   - -
RF-output 5 / 25 / 55 W 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.8 V DC 80-264 V AC 80-264 V AC
Current RX 500 mA 35W 35W
TX 11 A 675W 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2025 and 20xx in Japan Between 2026 and 20xx in USA Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 156 × 64 × 59 mm
(6.14 × 2.52 × 2.32 in)
337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station 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 ? Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTM-000510-ASP FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000510 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000520M