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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 1 µV 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 XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub)

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 W HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains Separate mains PSU
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x Between 2006 and 200x in Germany
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Internal Antenna Tuner (PT-8000A / PT-8000B only)
Dual-RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' HILBERLING-PT-008000B