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Frequency Shift Exciter XFK Receiver-Transmitter
HF/VHF Transverter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range ? 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   All mode   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (10 dB S/N) < 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1-6.9 MHz 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - All mode   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 3 W SSB/CW: 16 W SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 300 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 40/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Dimensions 480 × 270 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 15.94 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
?
Weight 20.85 kg (46.0 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in speaker ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TMC-XKF KENWOOD-TV-000502 GALAXY-V