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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 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)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   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)
? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 7 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 - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output HF/6 m: 100 W, 2 m: 10 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 1963 and 1966 in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
? ?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 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 ? ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000A LAFAYETTE-HA-000063A LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B