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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Scanner / Radio

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 8 Ohms Resistor Load at speaker terminal

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m ham bands -
Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX 135 mA ?
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 201x in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
180 × 45 × 135 mm
(7.09 × 1.77 × 5.31 in)
Weight 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) without antenna
Form factor Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode
Built-in QSK keyer
Built-in speaker
Low-profile knops and feet
Rear tilt foot
High contrast alphanumeric LCD
Integrated numeric keypad for direct frequency entry
Computer control via supplied USB or RS232 cable
Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Detachable Remote Control Head w/ Magnet
Mount
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
Accessories ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000002 WHISTLER-WS001098