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HF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? +/- 1 p.p.m. typical over 0-50 °C ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
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 ? conversion superheterodyne SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 500 mW 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output 200 W HF: 12 W, 6m: 10 W, 2m: ? 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 8~15 V DC 7.2 V DC
Current RX ? 150 mA ?
TX ? 2 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 2012 and 20xx in USA Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions ? 188 × 89 × 41 mm
(7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories None 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)
Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500 ELECRAFT-KX000003 YAESU-FT-000003DE