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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 144-146 MHz 2.3-23 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW  
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)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
?
Selectivity AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB More than 60 dB ?
Audio output 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W 1-10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate mains PSU 13.8V DC or mains 1250 mAh lithium battery
Current RX ? Max 0.6 A ?
TX ? Max 2.3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
190 × 90 × 21 mm
(7.48 × 3.54 × 0.83 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 272 gr (9.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 248 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Internal Antenna Tuner (PT-8000A / PT-8000B only)
Dual-RX
? Dual speakers
MP3/WAV recording
Built-in micro-SD slot (16GB max)
USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000B ICOM-IC-000251E GRUNDIG-G000002-REPORTER