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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  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 Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-2.7 / 2.7-4.7 MHz 115-174 MHz 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity Better than 10 µV ? -138 dBm typ. with 20 dB preamp, 500 Hz bandwidth
-140 dBm typ. on 6 m with 30-dB preamp
Selectivity ? ? 500 Hz
Filters ? ? Optional roofing filters (KXFL3)
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 90 dB ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 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 ? High: 5 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? mW HF: 12 W, 6m: 10 W, 2m: ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 4-15V DC 8~15 V DC
Current RX 70 mA @ 100-150 VAC ? 150 mA
TX - ? 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2012 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 430 × 220 × 250 mm
(16.93 × 8.66 × 9.84 in)
? 188 × 89 × 41 mm
(7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ? 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories None 40 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 ? ? 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 EDDYSTONE-000909A STANDARD-C-000188 ELECRAFT-KX000003