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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   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 ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS
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) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 80 m (25 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: ?/? W, Low: 5/5 W 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate mains PSU 13.8V DC 9.5V DC
Current RX ? ? 68 mA
TX ? 12 A max Max 600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 2002 and 200x Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
140 × 50 × 270 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 10.63 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.32 kg (2.9 lbs) main unit + controller 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 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
CTCSS & DTCS. 9k6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000B ICOM-IC-002720H JIM-MX-000003.5S