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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Multiband SSB Transceiver
500W SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 100 Hz after 30 minutes warm up 0.001 p.p.m. with GNSS, 0.5 p.p.m. with internal TCXO
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 80-10 m 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   USB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 5% THD into 8 ohms -

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50-75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 80-264 V AC
Current RX ? ? 35W
TX - 450 W 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in UK Between 1982 and 19xx in Brazil Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 398 × 360 × 180 mm
(15.67 × 14.17 × 7.09 in)
337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight ? 12.50 kg (27.6 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 ? Digital display Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000160 DELTA-DBR-000550-II FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000510