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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF 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  ?
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) ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 0.030-30 MHz 15-160 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
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)
?
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 ? 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 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 10-160 m + WARC 15-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
RF-output HF/6 m: 100 W, 2 m: 10 W AM: 2-40 W, SSB/CW: 2-100 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground) 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 2 A max ?
TX ? 20 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 2000 and 200x Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 101 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 Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000A ICOM-IC-000718 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000151