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Mobile Dual-Band Scanner
Mobile CB / 10m Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands None  11m (CB)  10m  80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Fixed channels Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 26.065-29.695 MHz 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
Selectivity 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -40 dB ? ± 3 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters 4-element crystal filter ? -
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne / XTAL Superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? 455 kHz
Image rejection > 35 dB @ 153 MHz / > 55 dB @ 40 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2 W Internal speaker 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.065-29.695 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 12/100 W, AM/FM: 4/30 W -

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 120 V AC mains 13.8 V DC 12 V DC or 8 × C cells
Current RX 16 W ? 35 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 1962 and 1968 in USA
Dimensions 190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
200 × 60 × 280 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 11.02 in)
305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 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
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-166 COBRA-000200-GTL-DX HEATHKIT-GC-000001A-'MOHICAN'