ALL-MODE QRP TRANSCEIVER
for HF + 6m +4m
(12 Bands + General Coverage RX)
MADE IN EUROPE
(Coming Soon*)
Aerial-51’s new ALT-512
An improved version of the SKY-SDR transceiver.
New features and changes include:
- 4m Band
- 2.4 in. Color Display
- Improved receiver pre-amplifier
- 2 transistors in the transmitter PA (was 1)
- Output Power up to 10 W. (band-dependant and voltage-dependant)
- Waterfall in addition to the Pan-Adapter Bandscope
- 4 additional front-panel buttons
- User friendly front-panel adjustment of often used parameters (formerly embedded within the software menu)
- FULL TS-2000 command set implementation
- Built-in Sound Card; Digi Modes run using only one USB-2 cable connected to the PC. No additional hardware reqired.
*AVAILABILITY: Tentatively around Easter 2019
Antenna
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