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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz 0.495-1320 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 20 & 40 m 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations CW   FM   -
RF-output 1-4 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC 8.0V DC 24V DC or mains
Current RX 34-45 mA 50-190 mA 36W
TX 300-700 mA Max 2.2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 2001 and 2001 in Japan Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options 240 gr (8.5 oz) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in QSK keyer. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000001 ICOM-IC-T000082R JRC-NRD-000302A