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Base Station Marine Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Portable HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  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 10 kHz-30 MHz divided into 11 bands 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? -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 Double/triple conversion superheterodyne 5 tubes SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 48050 kHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 50 dB
Audio output Internal speaker ? 500 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + SMA
Impedance 50/200Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains (AC or DC) 8~15 V DC
Current RX ? ? 150 mA
TX - - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2012 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 480 × 133 × 356 mm
(18.90 × 5.24 × 14.02 in)
? 188 × 89 × 41 mm
(7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) ? 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None None 150 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy 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 DRAKE-RR-000003 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C ELECRAFT-KX000003