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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m (160 m option) 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m (160 m option) 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output 0.1-100 W SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC Mains or 12 V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A 2 A
TX ? 21 A max 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1975 and 1978 Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 4.54 kg (10.0 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 Built-in keyer. Full QSK. DSP option ? Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000002/100 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 ELECRAFT-K000004