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Mobile Transceiver
CB Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Channelized Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 26-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 26-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 21 W 4 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
? 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PRESIDENT-LINCOLN PRESIDENT-P000400 HEATHKIT-HW-000100