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Base Station Marine Receiver
HF Receiver
Portable HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 1 p.p.m. typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10 kHz-30 MHz divided into 11 bands 0.15-0.5 MHz + 23 additional
500 KHz ranges between 0.5-30 MHz
0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? -138 dBm typ. with 20 dB preamp, 500 Hz bandwidth
-140 dBm typ. on 6 m with 30-dB preamp
Selectivity ? ? 500 Hz
Filters ? ? Optional roofing filters (KXFL3)
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ? SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 48050 kHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? HF: 12 W, 6m: 10 W, 2m: ?

Connections

Antenna - Hi-Z BNC + SMA
Impedance 50/200Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 12V DC or mains 8~15 V DC
Current RX ? Max 210 mA @ 12 VDC (with dial lamps turned off) 150 mA
TX - - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2012 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 480 × 133 × 356 mm
(18.90 × 5.24 × 14.02 in)
274 × 140 × 324 mm
(10.79 × 5.51 × 12.76 in)
188 × 89 × 41 mm
(7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options
Form factor Base Station Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories None ? 150 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Software Defined Radio
Built-in auto-AT
Built-in keyer and paddle
100 W PA option
Dual VFO's
Optional 2 meter module (KX3-2)
8 band RX EQ
Lunable I.F. passband width/shift
Optional roofing filters (KXFL3)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-RR-000003 DRAKE-SPR-000004 ELECRAFT-KX000003