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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ± 3 kHz (-6 dB) 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters - ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB
Audio output 400 mW 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output - 100 W max

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 6 × C cells Mains
Current RX 35 mA 32 W
TX - 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GC-000001 'MOHICAN' KENWOOD-TS-000830M