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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 3.5-27.4 MHz 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   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)
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
Image rejection ? > 70 dB 2 m: 65 dB 70 cm: 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 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? HF/6 m: 600 W, 2 m: 10 W High: 50/40 W, Medium: 5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate mains PSU 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.3 A
TX - ? Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 170 × 350 mm
(14.96 × 6.69 × 13.78 in)
425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
362 × 109 × 365 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 14.37 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 33 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
Remote control. CTCSS and DTMF options.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000310 HILBERLING-PT-008000B STANDARD-C-000050D