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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 20 & 40 m 140-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
? Better than 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 20 & 40 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - FM  
RF-output 100 W (AM 40 W) ? High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: ? W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC 5.5-15V DC
Current RX 2 A ? 7-150 mA
TX 20.5 A ? 1.3 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
? 55 × 188 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 7.40 × 1.26 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ? 550 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-11H
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 49 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
? VOX
CTCSS option (FTS-17A)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000850S TEN-TEC-PM-000003 YAESU-FT-000411MKII