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VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.16 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)
?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
?
Filters ? ? 5.5 / 3 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
?
Image rejection 60 dB > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω Hi/Z or 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC Separate mains PSU Mains
Current RX 28-150 mA ? ?
TX 0.5-1 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan
Dimensions 60 × 174 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 6.85 × 1.30 in)
425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
Weight 550 gr (1.2 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Internal Antenna Tuner (PT-8000A / PT-8000B only)
Dual-RX
Digital readout, 1kHz precision
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-AZ-000061 HILBERLING-PT-008000B LOWE-SRX-000030D