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160-6m Low-Noise SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 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 ? ? 1, 10, 20, and 50 Hz fine steps; user-configurable coarse tuning steps (per-mode).

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 MHz 68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Optional 2m / 630m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? AM 108-136 MHz: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM: 68-88 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
FM: 138-174/380-512 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
HF, Preamp off: -133 dBm. Preamp 1: -138 dBm. Preamp 2 (12/10/6 m): -145 dBm
Selectivity ? +/- 9 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 XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Hybrid SDR / Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB @ 154 MHz ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 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 - - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC 12V DC (plus a 9 V battery for memory backup) 11-15V DC
Current RX ? 120 mA (squelched) 0.9 A
TX - - 17-22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2015 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 130 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? ? 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) Without options
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 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 HANDIC-000082 HANDIC-001600 ELECRAFT-K000003S