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General |
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| HAM bands | 80m 40m 20m 15m 10m | 160m 80m 40m 20m 15m 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 | Continuous | Continuous | ? |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 10-80 m + WWV | - |
0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m) 144-148 MHz optional (2 m) |
| Modulations | CW USB LSB | - | AM FM CW USB LSB RTTY PSK31/63 |
| Sensitivity | 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) | ? |
-138 dBm typ. with 20 dB preamp, 500 Hz bandwidth -140 dBm typ. on 6 m with 30-dB preamp |
| Selectivity |
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB) CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter |
? | 500 Hz |
| Filters | 500 Hz CW | ? | Optional roofing filters (KXFL3) |
| Receiver system | Single conversion superheterodyne | ? | SDR |
| IF-freqs. | 8.83 MHz | ? | ? |
| Image rejection | 50 dB | ? | ≥ 50 dB |
| Audio output | 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms | ? | 500 mW |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | 10-80 m | 160-10 m |
0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m) 144-148 MHz optional (2 m) |
| Modulations | CW USB LSB | AM CW SSB | AM FM CW USB LSB RTTY PSK31/63 |
| RF-output |
SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input) CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input) |
AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W | HF: 12 W, 6m: 10 W, 2m: ? |
Connections |
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| Antenna | SO-239 | - | BNC + SMA |
| Impedance | 50Ω | 50/600Ω | 50Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 13.8V DC | Mains | 8~15 V DC |
| Current RX | 2 A | - | 150 mA |
| TX | 5 A | ? | 2 A max |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan | Between 1962 and 1965 in USA | Between 2012 and 20xx in USA |
| Dimensions |
241 × 94 × 235 mm (9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in) |
530 × 290 × 410 mm (20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in) |
188 × 89 × 41 mm (7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in) |
| Weight | 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) | 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) | 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options |
| Form factor | Base Station | Base Station | Portable |
Other features |
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| Memories | 4 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 |
Vox NB RIT Digital readout |
XTAL and VFO |
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 |
Antenna tuner Ham clock, 24 hour type High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms Mobile mount Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A External speaker External VFO 500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz |
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| MPN | KENWOOD-TS-000120V | EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT-II | ELECRAFT-KX000003 |
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