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Mobile VHF Receiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver
500W SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  1.25m  70cm  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 ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range ? 153-279 / 520-1710 kHz / 2.3-30 / 27 (CB) / 64-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 / 840-999 MHz 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   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 - 136-520 MHz 160-6m
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 W 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 2600 mAh Li-Ion 80-264 V AC
Current RX ? ? 35W
TX - ? 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2025 and 20xx in China Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Mobile Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 1024 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 6 crystal controlled channels, probably in the 2m band NOAA channels
GPS option
Remote Operation
Built-in SmartLink™ for use with PC, Mac, iPad®, iPhone®, or Maestro™
GNSS Receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-REC-001420C RADTEL-RT-000620 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000510