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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
External Speaker

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? - ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external ?
Current RX ? ? -
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 2012 and 2016 in Japan
Dimensions 495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
200 × 150 × 343 mm
(7.87 × 5.91 × 13.50 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 125 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' SONY-ICF-SW000055E ICOM-SP-000034