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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Receiver
HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 0.09-30 / 76-108 / 137 MHz 0.5-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
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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 Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 ? 10/20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC 8.5 V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 0.9 A ? ?
TX 22 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
412 × 285 × 169 mm
(16.22 × 11.22 × 6.65 in)
154 × 56 × 176 mm
(6.06 × 2.20 × 6.93 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) including battery 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Unknown

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
Built-in thermal printer for RTTY text and WeFax charts. RS-232C. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 SONY-CRF-V000021 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000200