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Portable MF Receiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 540-1600 kHz 10-160 m + WARC 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
Selectivity ? ? ± 3 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system XTAL ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 12 V DC or 8 × C cells
Current RX 0 A ? 35 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 19xx Between 1962 and 1968 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Portable Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-CR-000001 HEATHKIT-SB-001400 HEATHKIT-GC-000001A-'MOHICAN'