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Handheld Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 16 MHz 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
Selectivity ? FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
± 3 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters 12 / 6 / 2.4 kHz ? -
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA) -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12 V DC or 8 × C cells
Current RX ? 1.2-1.8 A 35 mA
TX - Max 13 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in West Germany Between 2007 and 200x Between 1962 and 1968 in USA
Dimensions ? 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 522 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF. CTCSS. WX alert (US only). D-Star DV/GPS option (UT-123). Diversity reception. Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HILBERLING-RX000016 ICOM-IC-002820H HEATHKIT-GC-000001A-'MOHICAN'