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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB / 10m Transceiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  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 Channelized -

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 26.065-29.695 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) -
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Super-Heterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m 26.065-29.695 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 135 W PEP SSB: 12/100 W, AM/FM: 4/30 W 1 kW

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 40-100Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC None
Current RX 35 W ? -
TX 165 W ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
200 × 60 × 280 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 11.02 in)
184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 80 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise Blanker
ANL
SWR-meter
Roger beep
Digital echo chamber
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Accessories ? ? -
MPN SBE-SB-000033 COBRA-000200-GTL-DX HEATHKIT-HM-000015