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Handheld CB Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ?
Tuning steps Channelized 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheteodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 50 mW into 600 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz 1.7-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW  
RF-output 800 mW 150 mW / 1 W AM: 325, CW: 450 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic BNC + Proprietary (military) Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd) Mains
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) -
TX ? 240 mA (24V) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1988 Between 196x and 19xx in Germany Between 1940 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ZODIAC-P-002402FM MILITARY-SEM-000035 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000004-SPECIAL