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HF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Transceiver
Dual band mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? +/- 1 p.p.m. typical over 0-50 °C ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / /12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
136-174 / 400-470 / 245 MHz
87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? -138 dBm typ. with 20 dB preamp, 500 Hz bandwidth
-140 dBm typ. on 6 m with 30-dB preamp
< 0.18 μV
Selectivity ? 500 Hz 25 / 12.5 kHz
Filters ? Optional roofing filters (KXFL3) 25 / 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 500 mW ≥ 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output 200 W HF: 12 W, 6m: 10 W, 2m: ? 4 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 8~15 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 150 mA 30-78 mA
TX ? 2 A max 1 / 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 2012 and 20xx in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 188 × 89 × 41 mm
(7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in)
120 × 85 × 40 mm
(4.72 × 3.35 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories None 150 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 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)
Dual Reception / Dual Display
Voice Companding and Scrambler
APO(Auto Power Off)
TOT(Time-out timer)
Font Set(Big/Small)
VOX(Level adjustable)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500 ELECRAFT-KX000003 LEIXEN-VV-000898