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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Marine VHF Transceiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  10m  None  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 Continuous Channelized 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 156-162 MHz (fixed channels) 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10, 20, 40 & 80 m (depending on coil set) 156-162 MHz (fixed channels) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output 100 W ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12/24 V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX - 220 mA 2 A
TX ? 4 A max 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1969 and 197x in Denmark Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 320 × 220 × 195 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 7.68 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Simplex and duplex operation supported
Distress channel selector (channel 16)
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 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000009 SAILOR-RT000142 ELECRAFT-K000004HD