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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   AM   FM  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 3.5 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.9 A ? 200 mA
TX 22 A max ? 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
? 115 × 40 × 200 mm
(4.53 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) ? 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 LAFAYETTE-000525C PRESIDENT-BILLY