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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Dual VHF Power Meter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? N/A

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-824 / 849-869 / 894-960 MHz (USA) 50-175 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 29-54 MHz: 0.3 µV (20 dB S/N)108-137 MHz: 1 µV (20 dB S/N)
137-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? +/-10 kHz (-6 dB), +/-18 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 50-175 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 9V DC external or 6V DC (4LR6) internal ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
63 × 145 × 34 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.34 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000089 HEATHKIT-HM-002141