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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  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 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   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 Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 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 - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output - High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 6 × C cells 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 35 mA ? 32 W
TX - ? 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 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 Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GC-000001 'MOHICAN' ICOM-IC-000240 KENWOOD-TS-000830M