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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.5-30 MHz 80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   - -
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
? 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth)
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 Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
? 11 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet.

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 10-160 m + WARC 80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   - -
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 150 W 3W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC 13.8V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX 0.9 A ? 35-80mA
TX 22 A max ? 800mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
? 152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) ? 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 JRC-JST-000135 TEN-TEC-001380