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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 15 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-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)
Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
Selectivity AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
?
Image rejection > 70 dB > 60 dB
Audio output 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output HF/6 m: 100 W, 2 m: 10 W 2 / 45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 600-750 mA
TX ? 2.7-9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000A ICOM-IC-000025H