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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
160-6m Low-Noise SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 5 p.p.m. (0-50 °C) TCXO standard; +/- 1 p.p.m. TCXO opt. (+/- 0.5 p.p.m. typ., 0-50 °C). K3EXREF option locks TCXO to an external 10-MHz reference (+/- 1 to 2 Hz typ.).
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1, 10, 20, and 50 Hz fine steps; user-configurable coarse tuning steps (per-mode).

Receiver

RX-range 0.01-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-823 / 851-868 / 896-1126 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Optional 2m / 630m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? N-FM 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
137-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
806-956 MHz: 0.6 µV
AM 20 dB S/N at 60% modulation
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
HF, Preamp off: -133 dBm. Preamp 1: -138 dBm. Preamp 2 (12/10/6 m): -145 dBm
Selectivity ? 10 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -50 dB ?
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 ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Hybrid SDR / Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 380.7 / 10.85 MHz / 450 kHz 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 350 mW max 2.5 W per channel into 4 ohms; typ. 10% THD @ 1 kHz, 2 W, Line level + headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - - 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? - 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna Proprietary BNC BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC 6V DC / 4×AA 11-15V DC
Current RX ? 70-180 mA max 0.9 A
TX - - 17-22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1998 and 200x Between 2015 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 63 × 158 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.22 × 1.57 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? 229 gr (8.1 oz) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) Without options
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 150 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Trunking scanner RS-232C / USB-B
Built in PSK, RTTY, and CW text decode/display
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
High-contrast LCD
Dual VFOs
Real-time clock
Accessories ? - ?
MPN DRAKE-R000007 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000091 ELECRAFT-K000003S