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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

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  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-32 MHz in four bands 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM   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
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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 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) Separate mains PSU Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions ? 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight ? 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Internal Antenna Tuner (PT-8000A / PT-8000B only)
Dual-RX
Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000038C HILBERLING-PT-008000B HILBERLING-HPA-008000B