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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Precision RF Meter

General

HAM bands 80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands 150 - 174 MHz 1.6-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
? ?
Selectivity ± 3 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 150 - 174 MHz 1.6-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output - 5-45W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1968 in USA Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
? 140 × 60 × 120 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 4.72 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 160 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 14 Character alphanumeric LCD
CTCSS / DCS
MIL-SPEC 810 C, D and E for shock, vibration and dust as well as "driven rain" specifications
PC programmable
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GC-000001A-'MOHICAN' KENWOOD-TK-000730 HEATHKIT-HM-001002