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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
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Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output 10 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12-15V DC
Current RX Max 1.4 A 2 A
TX Max 2.9 A 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? Comes with KDIV4 option, a second set of band-pass filters and additional direct-sampling ADC module, plus our dual superhet module, the KHDR4.
MPN BRAUN-SE-000401 ELECRAFT-K000004HD