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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO) ≥ 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (20 minutes)
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit. SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 100 dB ?
Audio output ? 1W diagnostic speaker Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 20 & 40 m 160-6 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)  
RF-output 1-4 W 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM) 8 W on battery, 10 W on external power

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal) 9-15 V DC, 3200 mAh Li-ion
Current RX 34-45 mA 1.7 A 550 mA
TX 300-700 mA 23 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 2024 and 202x in USA Between 2024 and 202x in China
Dimensions 135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
180 × 86 × 49 mm
(7.09 × 3.39 × 1.93 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options ? ?
Form factor Portable Headless Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in QSK keyer. Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Built-in antenna tuner
4" color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000001 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400 XIEGU-X006200