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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands 0.1-30 MHz 144-148 MHz (200 channels with VXO)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   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 Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 400 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz (200 channels with VXO)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   SSB  
RF-output - 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 6 × C cells 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 35 mA 1.2-1.5 A ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
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Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GC-000001 'MOHICAN' ICOM-IC-000735 FDK-MULTI-002000A