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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 Hz
Tuning steps ? Continuous 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 0.49-29.999 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? > 60db at –1 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 10 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 20 & 40 m - 1.605-29.999 MHz
Modulations CW   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output 1-4 W ? 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC Mains 11.6-15.6 V DC
Current RX 34-45 mA ? 1.5 A max
TX 300-700 mA - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1996 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
? 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Built-in QSK keyer. ? DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Accessories ? ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000001 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 SEA-000235