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Desktop Shortwave Station Control
2 m transmitting converter
500W SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30-minute warmup ? 0.001 p.p.m. with GNSS, 0.5 p.p.m. with internal TCXO
Tuning steps N/A ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 2-30MHz 143.9-148 MHz 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? - -

Transmitter

TX-range ? 143.9-148 MHz 160-6m
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 200 / 2000 W ? 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + RCA (Tulip) SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 52 (unbalanced)Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. None ? 80-264 V AC
Current RX - ? 35W
TX - ? 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in USA Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 275 × 190 × 300 mm
(10.83 × 7.48 × 11.81 in)
? 337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight 3.85 kg (8.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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 COLLINS-000312B-4/5 DRAKE-TC-000002 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000520