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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
500W SDR Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
USD 7,952
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes). 0.001 p.p.m. with GNSS, 0.5 p.p.m. with internal TCXO
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 30 kHz–54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
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Selectivity SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 70dB ?
Audio output 2W@10% THD -

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-30 MHz 160-6m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 100 W 160-10m: 1–500W PEP, 125W AM, 6m: 1–200W PEP, 50W AM

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 80-264 V AC
Current RX 2A 35W
TX 20A max 675W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2026 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
337 × 171 × 356 mm
(13.27 × 6.73 × 14.02 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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 ICOM-IC-000078 FLEXRADIO-AURORA-AU-000520M