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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.2 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 ? 500 Hz
Filters ? Optional roofing filters (KXFL3)
Receiver system ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 20 & 40 m 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 1-4 W HF: 12 W, 6m: 10 W, 2m: ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC 8~15 V DC
Current RX 34-45 mA 150 mA
TX 300-700 mA 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 2012 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
188 × 89 × 41 mm
(7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options
Form factor Portable Portable

Other features

Memories ? 150 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in QSK keyer. 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 ELECRAFT-KX000001 ELECRAFT-KX000003