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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 16 MHz - 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   - 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 12 / 6 / 2.4 kHz ? -
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m with 160 m option -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 100 W (180 W INPUT) -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains 12 V DC or 8 × C cells
Current RX ? - 35 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in West Germany Between 196x and 196x Between 1962 and 1968 in USA
Dimensions ? 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 2" oscilloscope ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-RX000016 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000200V HEATHKIT-GC-000001A-'MOHICAN'