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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
USB SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 10 tubes SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20 & 40 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 1-4 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - MCX
Impedance 50Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC Mains 5 V DC, USB
Current RX 34-45 mA ? ?
TX 300-700 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
? ?
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options ? ?
Form factor Portable Base Station Dongle

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in QSK keyer. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000001 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 NOOELEC-NESDR-NANO-000002