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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
160-6m Low-Noise SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C +/- 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 ? 50 kHz 1, 10, 20, and 50 Hz fine steps; user-configurable coarse tuning steps (per-mode).

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Optional 2m / 630m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) HF, Preamp off: -133 dBm. Preamp 1: -138 dBm. Preamp 2 (12/10/6 m): -145 dBm
Selectivity ? ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB ?
Filters ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB) 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 ? ? Hybrid SDR / Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 50 mW into 600 ohm 2.5 W per channel into 4 ohms; typ. 10% THD @ 1 kHz, 2 W, Line level + headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 10 W ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna N-type BNC + Proprietary (military) BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max) 11-15V DC
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) 0.9 A
TX ? - 17-22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 196x and 198x in Germany Between 2015 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) Without options
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V ? 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 ICOM-IC-000375D MILITARY-EM-000025 ELECRAFT-K000003S