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Portable MF Receiver
HF Receiver | Solid state
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 540-1600 kHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   AM   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 ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 400 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (110/220 V AC) 12 V DC or 8 × C cells
Current RX 0 A ? 35 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 19xx in USA Between 1971 and 1982 in USA Between 1962 and 1968 in USA
Dimensions ? 368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
S-Meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-CR-000001 HEATHKIT-SW-000717 HEATHKIT-GC-000001A-'MOHICAN'