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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 134-174 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
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 Double conversion superheterodyne ? 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 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
RF-output HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W High: 60 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate mains PSU 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 0.4-1 A ?
TX ? 3-10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 1999 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
160 × 40 × 160 mm
(6.30 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 175 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 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
ARTS, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. PC-programmable. -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000B YAESU-FT-002600M SBE-TAHOE-000040