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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.54-40 MHz in 4 bands 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
< 5 µV SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
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 ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 ? 0-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.9 A ? 2 A
TX 22 A max - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 1987 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
? 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 62 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
? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000088 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585)