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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 ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. 5-60 mins. ± 2 p.p.m. > 60 mins.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz

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   AM-sync   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N ? 0.3µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity Approx. 200-800 Hz ? AM: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.0 kHz
Filters 4-pole variable-bandwidth crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double Conversion Superhet.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output 1 watt (peak) into 8-ohm load ? 1W at 8 Ohms

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 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.5 to 15 V DC 10-15V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX 55 mA ? Max 900 mA @ 12 V DC
TX 700-900 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x in USA Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 130 × 60 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
? 250 × 100 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
Weight 600 gr (1.3 lbs) ? 3.50 kg (7.7 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 RS-232C (4800bps)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000001 ELECRAFT-K000002/100 JRC-NRD-000345