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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
WWII Single-Frequency Beacon Receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Fixed ?

Receiver

RX-range 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz 75 MHz 202-208 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Optional ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20 & 40 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 1-4 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Proprietary (military) Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC 24 and 250 V DC ?
Current RX 34-45 mA ? ?
TX 300-700 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
? 635 × 280 × 203 mm
(25.00 × 11.02 × 7.99 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options ? 45.40 kg (100.2 lbs)
Form factor Portable Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Military communication
Features Built-in QSK keyer. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000001 MILITARY-BC-000341F MILITARY-BC-000406