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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ? 2-12 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? 456 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3-15.5 in 2 bands 2-12 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 3.5-15 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) Clamps / screws + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 6, 12 or 24V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX - ? 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 195x and 197x in USA Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? Comes with KDIV4 option, a second set of band-pass filters and additional direct-sampling ADC module, plus our dual superhet module, the KHDR4.
MPN MILITARY-RT-000006 MILITARY-AN/GRC-000009 ELECRAFT-K000004HD