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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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 ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   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 Single conversion superheterodyne 4 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 6 × C cells Mains Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX 35 mA 30 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1964 and 1971 in USA Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
292 × 146 × 171 mm
(11.50 × 5.75 × 6.73 in)
287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

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-GC-000001 'MOHICAN' HEATHKIT-GR-000064 HEATHKIT-GR-000078