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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? -

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6m
Modulations - -
RF-output ? 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 / 600Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in UK 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 LOWE-HF-000160 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000510