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Mobile VHF Transceiver
160-6m Low-Noise SDR Transceiver
Marine DSC Transceiver with GPS

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? +/- 5 p.p.m. (0-50 °C) TCXO standard; +/- 1 p.p.m. TCXO opt. (+/- 0.5 p.p.m. typ., 0-50 °C). K3EXREF option locks TCXO to an external 10-MHz reference (+/- 1 to 2 Hz typ.). ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1, 10, 20, and 50 Hz fine steps; user-configurable coarse tuning steps (per-mode). 25 kHz (channelized)

Receiver

RX-range ? 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Optional 2m / 630m
156.050-163.275 MHz
65-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? HF, Preamp off: -133 dBm. Preamp 1: -138 dBm. Preamp 2 (12/10/6 m): -145 dBm Voice
0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
DSC
0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system ? Hybrid SDR / Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W per channel into 4 ohms; typ. 10% THD @ 1 kHz, 2 W, Line level + headphones 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range ? 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 156.025-161.600 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 1 / 2.5 / 6 (5) W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 11-15V DC 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 0.9 A 380 mA
TX ? 17-22 A 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 198x Between 2015 and 20xx in USA Between 201x and 202x
Dimensions ? 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
66 × 138 × 38 mm
(2.60 × 5.43 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) Without options 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? RS-232C / USB-B
Built in PSK, RTTY, and CW text decode/display
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
High-contrast LCD
Dual VFOs
Real-time clock
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEMPO-FMT-000002 ELECRAFT-K000003S STANDARD-HORIZON-HX000890