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Desktop Shortwave receiver
160-6m Low-Noise SDR Transceiver
Remote Linear Master Oscillator / VFO

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  ?
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.). ≤ 100 Hz per hour after warmup
Tuning steps ? 1, 10, 20, and 50 Hz fine steps; user-configurable coarse tuning steps (per-mode). ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Optional 2m / 630m
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Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63   All mode  
Sensitivity ? HF, Preamp off: -133 dBm. Preamp 1: -138 dBm. Preamp 2 (12/10/6 m): -145 dBm ?
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 ?
Receiver system ? Hybrid SDR / Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W per channel into 4 ohms; typ. 10% THD @ 1 kHz, 2 W, Line level + headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) ?
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63   All mode  
RF-output ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-15V DC External PSU or main unit
Current RX ? 0.9 A -
TX - 17-22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2015 and 20xx in USA Between 1967 and 1970 in USA
Dimensions ? 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
254 × 171 × 279 mm
(10.00 × 6.73 × 10.98 in)
Weight ? 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) Without options 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

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 / 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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000020 ELECRAFT-K000003S HEATHKIT-SB-000640