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Amateur Portable Transceiver
500W SDR 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  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 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 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? - -

Transmitter

TX-range 136-520 MHz 160-6m 160-6m
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 5 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 SMA - -
Impedance ? ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

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

Other features

Memories 1024 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features NOAA channels
GPS option
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 RADTEL-RT-000620 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000510 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000520