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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 15 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   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 ? ? 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) Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 15 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output HF/6 m: 10 W, 2 m: 10 W 20 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1968 and 19xx
Dimensions 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
? ?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-PT-008000C KANTRONICS-KT-000115 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500C