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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
Selectivity ± 3 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters - 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output 400 mW 1.5 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output - 0-100 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 6 × C cells 13.8V DC
Current RX 35 mA 2 A
TX - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1987 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GC-000001 'MOHICAN' TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585)