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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 250 Hz after 1 Hour
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
10-80 m (160 m option) 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N ? 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity Approx. 200-800 Hz ? AM 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz
Filters 4-pole variable-bandwidth crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Quadruple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output 1 watt (peak) into 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
10-80 m (160 m option) -
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   -
RF-output QRP (0-5 W) 0.1-100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8.5 to 15 V DC 10-15V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 55 mA ? ?
TX 700-900 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x in USA Between 199x and 200x Between 1982 and 1984
Dimensions 130 × 60 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
? 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
Weight 600 gr (1.3 lbs) ? 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer. Full QSK. DSP option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000001 ELECRAFT-K000002/100 ICOM-IC-R000070