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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 136-175 / 300-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 140-174 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity - 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) Better than 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity - 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system - ? ?
IF-freqs. - ? ?
Image rejection - ? ?
Audio output - ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM  
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: ? W

Connections

Antenna - N-type BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 5.5-15V DC
Current RX - Max 1 A 7-150 mA
TX ? 4-11.5 A 1.3 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 2002 and 200x Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 537 × 316 × 352 mm
(21.14 × 12.44 × 13.86 in)
? 55 × 188 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 7.40 × 1.26 in)
Weight 47.60 kg (105.0 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 550 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-11H
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None 200 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 ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX VOX
CTCSS option (FTS-17A)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-3 KENWOOD-TM-V000708A YAESU-FT-000411MKII