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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Transceiver
USB-dongle SDR receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? +/- 1 p.p.m. typical over 0-50 °C +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
0.01-55 MHz (500 MHz with oversampling)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? -138 dBm typ. with 20 dB preamp, 500 Hz bandwidth
-140 dBm typ. on 6 m with 30-dB preamp
0.35 µV
Selectivity ? 500 Hz ?
Filters ? Optional roofing filters (KXFL3) ?
Receiver system ? SDR Direct down conversion, software defined
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 500 mW None

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
-
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output 230 mW HF: 12 W, 6m: 10 W, 2m: ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3 V DC (2 × AA) 8~15 V DC 5 V DC (USB 2.0)
Current RX ? 150 mA 410 mA max
TX ? 2 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2012 and 20xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 58 × 80 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.15 × 0.98 in)
188 × 89 × 41 mm
(7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in)
25 × 17 × 90 mm
(0.98 × 0.67 × 3.54 in)
Weight 130 gr (4.6 oz) 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options 43 gr (1.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Portable Headless

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 150 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 10000 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)
Spectrum scope bandwidth up to 62.5 MHz
14-bit ADC (Texas Instruments ADS4145)
Aluminium case
1.5 MHz sampling rate
Client-Server application possible (remote control)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000408 ELECRAFT-KX000003 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-COLIBRINANO