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Mobile Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
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Selectivity ± 3 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 6 × C cells 13.8V DC Mains (110 / 220 V DC)
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1977 and 19xx Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
152 × 60 × 234 mm
(5.98 × 2.36 × 9.21 in)
385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GC-000001 'MOHICAN' KENWOOD-TR-007500 STAR-SR-000550