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PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  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 ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-2600 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.5-1.5 MHz, AM: 5 µV, SSB: 0.9 µV, FM: 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
30-1000 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
1000-1500 MHz, AM: 1.5 µV, SSB: 0.5 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
1500-2600 MHz, AM: 3 µV, SSB: 1 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <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 AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N1: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N2: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N3: 50 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 230 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
500 Hz
Filters ? ? Optional roofing filters (KXFL3)
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 65 dB > 60 dB ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 10 / 1 W HF: 12 W, 6m: 10 W, 2m: ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Drawn from ISA-bus 13.8V DC 8~15 V DC
Current RX ? 700-900 mA 150 mA
TX - 1.6-5 A 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1982 and 19xx Between 2012 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 290 × 115 × mm
(11.42 × 4.53 × 0.00 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
188 × 89 × 41 mm
(7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in)
Weight ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options
Form factor PC-card Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 5 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 Internal ISA. DSP. Trunking option DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning 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 ? ? ?
MPN WINRADIO-WR-003500I-DSP ICOM-IC-000290A ELECRAFT-KX000003