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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
10 m 160-10 m
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N ? ?
Selectivity Approx. 200-800 Hz ? ?
Filters 4-pole variable-bandwidth crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 watt (peak) into 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
10 m 160-10 m
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output QRP (0-5 W) 20 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8.5 to 15 V DC 13.8V DC Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX 55 mA ? 15 W
TX 700-900 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x in USA Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 130 × 60 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
? 260 × 184 × 387 mm
(10.24 × 7.24 × 15.24 in)
Weight 600 gr (1.3 lbs) ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000001 KANTRONICS-KT-000110 HEATHKIT-SB-000634