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Portable HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Tunable DSP Audio Signal Processor

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability +/- 1 p.p.m. typical over 0-50 °C +/- 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
118-174 / 440-450 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity -138 dBm typ. with 20 dB preamp, 500 Hz bandwidth
-140 dBm typ. on 6 m with 30-dB preamp
Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only) ?
Selectivity 500 Hz 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters Optional roofing filters (KXFL3) ? ?
Receiver system SDR Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ≥ 50 dB Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output 500 mW 2 W at 10% 2.5 W into 6 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia) ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   -
RF-output HF: 12 W, 6m: 10 W, 2m: ? High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8~15 V DC 13.8 V DC +/-15% ?
Current RX 150 mA 0.8 A 500 mA max.
TX 2 A max 12 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2012 and 20xx in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 188 × 89 × 41 mm
(7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
?
Weight 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Portable Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 150 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 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)
CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display. DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000003 ICOM-IC-000208H MFJ-000784B