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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
2m VHF Transverter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 110-180 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 28-30 MHz
Image rejection -50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   All mode  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W High: 5 W, Low: 0.3 W 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 4-12V DC 12-14 V DC
Current RX 1.5 A Max 140 mA ?
TX 20 A max Max 1.5 A 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1993 and 199x Between 2016 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
57 × 102 × 26 mm
(2.24 × 4.02 × 1.02 in)
270 × 80 × 260 mm
(10.63 × 3.15 × 10.24 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with FNB-31 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 150 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Keyboard ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S YAESU-FT-000011R KUHNE-TR-000144-PRO