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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  6m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands 50-54 MHz 522-1620 kHz
87/76/64-108 MHz (depending on country)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
1 µV 3 µV
Selectivity ± 3 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne XTAL Single conversion
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output - 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 6 × C cells 6 or 12V DC or mains Mains or 4.5V DC (3 × R6 batteries)
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1961 and 196x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
142 × 86 × 28 mm
(5.59 × 3.39 × 1.10 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 453 gr (16.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories None ? 550 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock & Timer Functions
Sleep Timer
Digital Sound Processing
Temperature sensor
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GC-000001 'MOHICAN' HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' TECSUN-PL-000380