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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  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 144-146 MHz 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
? 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) 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 10 W 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 198x and 198x in Japan 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 Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 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-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000230 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585)