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160-6m Low-Noise SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 0.54-48 MHz in five bands - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Optional 2m / 630m
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? HF, Preamp off: -133 dBm. Preamp 1: -138 dBm. Preamp 2 (12/10/6 m): -145 dBm
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 9 tubes ? Hybrid SDR / Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 2.5 W per channel into 4 ohms; typ. 10% THD @ 1 kHz, 2 W, Line level + headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - BNC + SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 11-15V DC
Current RX ? - 0.9 A
TX - ? 17-22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1935 and 193x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2015 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? ? 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) Without options
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 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 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000007-SUPER-SKYRIDER YAESU-FLDX-000400 ELECRAFT-K000003S