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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 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 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 15-160 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   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)
? ?
Selectivity AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 197x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000A SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000151 COLLINS-000075S-1