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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 25 kHz (12.5 kHz mod exists) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands 144-146 MHz 1-20 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW  
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 Double conversion superheterodyne Superhet with RF-stage
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
460 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW ? 0.05 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output - High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 6 × C cells 13.8V DC 12 / 24 V DC, 110 / 120 V AC depending on version
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1951 and 197x
Dimensions 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
310 × 215 × 230 mm
(12.20 × 8.46 × 9.06 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GC-000001 'MOHICAN' ICOM-IC-000240 MILITARY-R000209