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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable Commercial Analog Two-way Radio

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ? ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 140-174 MHz 400-470MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Better than 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≤-123dB(12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ≥60dB(width)/ 55dB(narrow)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
400-470MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: ? W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50ΩΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) 5.5-15V DC ?
Current RX 180 W max 7-150 mA ?
TX 315 W max 1.3 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
55 × 188 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 7.40 × 1.26 in)
61 × 37 × 132 mm
(2.40 × 1.46 × 5.20 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-11H 242 gr (8.5 oz) including battery pack
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories None 49 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? VOX
CTCSS option (FTS-17A)
Switchable Power
Squelch Levels(0-9)
Time-out Timer(TOT)
Channel Prompt
QT/DQT
Low Battery Alert
BCL
VOX
Accessories ? ? Antenna
Battery
Charger
Belt Clip
Hand Strap
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 YAESU-FT-000411MKII BELFONE-BF-007110