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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 1 p.p.m. typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? -138 dBm typ. with 20 dB preamp, 500 Hz bandwidth
-140 dBm typ. on 6 m with 30-dB preamp
Selectivity ? ? 500 Hz
Filters ? ? Optional roofing filters (KXFL3)
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1240-1300 MHz 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) High: 10 W, Low: 1 W HF: 12 W, 6m: 10 W, 2m: ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type BNC + SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 8~15 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A Max 700 mA 150 mA
TX 20 A max Max 5.5 A 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2012 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
188 × 89 × 41 mm
(7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 150 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Software Defined Radio
Built-in auto-AT
Built-in keyer and paddle
100 W PA option
Dual VFO's
Optional 2 meter module (KX3-2)
8 band RX EQ
Lunable I.F. passband width/shift
Optional roofing filters (KXFL3)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 KENWOOD-TM-000531E ELECRAFT-KX000003