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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 26.965-28.305 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
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 ?
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 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 26.965-28.305 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 15 W HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate mains PSU ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 19xx in USA Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
190 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 120 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
AM/FM/SSB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000310B-1 HILBERLING-PT-008000B HY-GAIN-V-(002795DX)