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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz - 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   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)
? ?
Selectivity AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
? ?
Filters ? ? Collins mechanical filter in front end
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 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 80-10 m 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   AM   SSB  
RF-output HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50-1000 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1971 and 197x
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
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Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Internal Antenna Tuner (PT-8000A / PT-8000B only)
Dual-RX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000B HEATHKIT-DX-000020 TRAM-TITAN-IV