SDR and HAM rigs

[damn_dirty_ape]

Do the commercially available HAM trancievers typically have the ability to act as a basic amplifier? 

I would like to get an amplifier to transmit with my Hack RF, but I would prefer a standalone rig with the ability to use an SDR as a transmit source (if it exists).

The setup I'm going for is this:

Antenna  <--->   Commercial Transciever   <--->   SDR   <--->   Computer

So that I can use the transciever by itself or with an external SDR as an option.  I looked at a couple product manuals online, for example the Kenwood TS-2000,  but I think I might not know the proper termonology to find what I want. 

Sorry if this is too silly a question for the HAM forum.

[w2aew]

For conventional transceivers - the answer is generally no.  You don't have access to an IF/RF path to connect your SDR.  If all you need is an RF PA, then you can build/buy this.  Legal use of course requires proper licensing on the bands you wish to operate on, of course. 

There are many SDR transceivers on the market for ham radio - such as Flex Radio, Anon, etc.