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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 26.965-27.? MHz 26,965-27,405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 26.965-27.? MHz 26,965-27,405 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W ? W 4 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
? ?
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 COBRA-000098 PRESIDENT-KP-000033