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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps 9 / 10 kHz 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-1.62 / 2.3-7.3 / 9.5-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations AM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
?
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available ?
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? Output: 50 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 1000 / 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC (4xR6/AA) 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz 12-15V DC
Current RX ? 35 W 2 A
TX - - 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 19xx Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Clock with Sleep timer Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? Comes with KDIV4 option, a second set of band-pass filters and additional direct-sampling ADC module, plus our dual superhet module, the KHDR4.
MPN SANGEAN-ATS-000800A DRAKE-DSR-000002 ELECRAFT-K000004HD