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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
500W SDR Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
USD 7,952
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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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 3 bands 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 3 W -

Transmitter

TX-range 3 bands 160-6m
Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output ≥ 100 W 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance ? ?
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa) Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage 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 GALAXY-III FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000520M