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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 26.965-27.225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
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 5 tubes Double 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) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 26.965-27.225 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) Separate mains PSU ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
114 × 36 × 53 mm
(4.49 × 1.42 × 2.09 in)
Weight ? 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Internal Antenna Tuner (PT-8000A / PT-8000B only)
Dual-RX
AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C HILBERLING-PT-008000B SBE-BRUTE