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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m + WARC 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC ?V DC
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX - 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1981 and 198x Between 199x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
58 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) antenna and battery included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandscope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' KENWOOD-TS-000130S YAESU-VR-000500