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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 20 & 80 m 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 138-174 MHz
Modulations SSB   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)
?
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 20 & 80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 2.5 W, Low 2: 500 mW, Low 1: 20 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Separate mains PSU 6-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 16-150 mA
TX ? ? Max 1.4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in West Germany Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions ? 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
58 × 91 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.58 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with BP-121
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Internal Antenna Tuner (PT-8000A / PT-8000B only)
Dual-RX
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-MT000080/20 HILBERLING-PT-008000B ICOM-IC-000002IE