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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±200 Hz from 1 minute to 60 minutes after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±30 Hz/hr. at +25°C (+77°F) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 0.030-30 MHz 400-470 MHz / FM-radio
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM
2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
1.5 µV (142-172 MHz)
33 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

FM
4 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.2 µV (142-172 MHz)
28 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

SSB/CW
0.2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.18 µV (142-172 MHz)
22 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)
SSB, CW, RTTY
0.16 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
AM
13 µV (0.5-1.799999 MHz)
2 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
≤ 0.20 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB More than 70 dB (1.8-29.999999 MHz) ?
Audio output 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) More than 2.0W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 10-160 m + WARC 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output HF/6 m: 100 W, 2 m: 10 W AM: 2-40 W, SSB/CW: 2-100 W 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground) 3.8 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? 2 A max 400 mA max
TX ? 20 A max 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 2000 and 200x Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
116 × 57 × 35 mm
(4.57 × 2.24 × 1.38 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP (UT-106) and speech synthesizer (UT-102) options PC programmable
Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
Voice prompt
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000A ICOM-IC-000718 BAOFENG-BF-A000005