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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.15-30 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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 ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 Max 125 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC Mains Li-ion battery
Current RX 0.9 A ? ?
TX 22 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 1982 and 198x Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
? 51 × 125 × 25 mm
(2.01 × 4.92 × 0.98 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) ? 120 gr (4.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
Auto-AT option VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 KENWOOD-TS-000930 BAOFENG-GT-000003-MARK-II