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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Transceiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? +/- 1 p.p.m. typical over 0-50 °C ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? -138 dBm typ. with 20 dB preamp, 500 Hz bandwidth
-140 dBm typ. on 6 m with 30-dB preamp
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Selectivity ? 500 Hz ?
Filters ? Optional roofing filters (KXFL3) ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output External speaker / headphones required 500 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
1.8-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? HF: 12 W, 6m: 10 W, 2m: ? 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SMA N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8~15 V DC Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX ? 150 mA ?
TX - 2 A max 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 2012 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions ? 188 × 89 × 41 mm
(7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight ? 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories None 150 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Software Defined Radio
Built-in auto-AT
Built-in keyer and paddle
100 W PA option
Dual VFO's
Optional 2 meter module (KX3-2)
8 band RX EQ
Lunable I.F. passband width/shift
Optional roofing filters (KXFL3)
Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 ELECRAFT-KX000003 HILBERLING-HPA-008000B-54