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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Maritime VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  6m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz)
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 0.03-56 MHz Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
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)
AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) ? 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output HF/6 m: 100 W, 2 m: 10 W 100 / 100 W 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% 12 or(!) 24 V DC
Current RX ? 1 A (squelched) 500 mA
TX ? Max 22 A 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 2007 and 2010 Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000A YAESU-FT-000450 SAILOR-RT000144