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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 220-390 / 406-470 / 830-950 MHz (Europe) 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity Better than 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) 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)
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Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
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Image rejection 30 dB @ 120 MHz, 11 dB @ 935 MHz > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Separate mains PSU Mains
Current RX ? ? Max 350 W
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight ? 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Internal Antenna Tuner (PT-8000A / PT-8000B only)
Dual-RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000950 HILBERLING-PT-008000B KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS