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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20 & 40 m 10, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   FM  
RF-output 1-4 W 10-20 m: 10 W, 40-80 m: 15 W High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC Mains (105-125 V AC) ?V DC
Current RX 34-45 mA - ?
TX 300-700 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 1947 and 194x in USA Between 1984 and 19xx
Dimensions 135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
328 × 188 × 218 mm
(12.91 × 7.40 × 8.58 in)
?
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Portable Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in QSK keyer. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000001 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000017 KENWOOD-TH-000021A