Cobra Electronics HH 33 manual

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    Citizens Band 2-w a y Handheld CB Radio “Ingenious Products for Easier Communication. ” Oper ating instructions for y our COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION 6500 W . Cortland Str eet Chicago, Illinois 60707 Printed in T hailand Cobra Electr onics Corp.© 1997 P art no. 480-200-P-001 3 3 3 3 HH[...]

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    CITIZENS B AND 2-W A Y HANDHELD RADIO CONTENTS: Introduction ........................................3 Featur es ............................................3 T ec hnical Support and ser vice ..........3 Controls and Indicators ................4/5 T he CB Story ....................................6 FCC W arnings ..................................6 [...]

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    5 4 1. BNC Antenna Connector 2. Squelch Control 3. On/Off V olume Control 4. Belt Clip 5. Channel Up Key 6. Channel Down K ey 7. PTT (Push T o T alk) Key 8. Battery Chamber 9. DC P ower Jac k 10. LED Displa y P anel 11. Microphone 12. Speaker PTT 2 3 4 5 1 6 7 8 11 10 12 9 CONTROLS AND INDIC A TORS[...]

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    7 6 INCLUDED WITH Y OUR HH 33 1. High Efficienc y Antenna 2. Belt Clip THE CB ST ORY T he Citizens Band lies between the shortwa ve broadcast and 10-meter Amateur radio bands, and w as established by law in 1949. T he Class D two-w ay communications service w as opened in 1959. (CB also includes a Class A citizens band and Class C remote control f[...]

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    BA TTERIES Insert (10) new “ AA ” Alkaline batteries (not provided) into the battery c hamber . T o install batteries, ( 1 ) remove the battery chamber co ver from the unit. ( 2 ) Install the batteries according to the polarity markings provided on the c hamber . Note: Incorrect battery installation can damage the batteries and chamber . ( 3 ) [...]

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    LED DISPLA Y TRANSMIT / RECEIVE T o transmit, push the PTT button. T he Red TX LED will be display ed during transmissions. Hold the HH33 mic about 2 inches from your mouth. Speak into the microphone in a normal voice. Release the PTT button to receiv e incoming transmissions. **Note: While the PTT button is depressed, you cannot recei ve transmiss[...]

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    13 12 OPERA TION A FEW RULES Y OU SHOULD KNOW OPERA TION HO W Y OUR CB C AN SERVE Y OU A FEW RULES Y OU SHOULD KNO W 1. Y ou are not allo wed to carry on a conversation with another station for more than five minutes at a time without taking a one-minute break to giv e others a chance to use the c hannel. 2. Y ou are not allowed to blast others of[...]

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    15 14 CB 10-CODES Citizens Band radio oper ators ha ve largely adopted the “10-code” for standard questions and answers. Its use permits faster communications and better understanding in noisy areas. T he following table lists some of the more common codes and their meanings: Code Meaning Code Meaning 10-1 Receiving poorly 10-2 Receiving well 1[...]

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    17 16 CB Channel Fr eq. CB Channel Fr eq. Channel in MHz Channel in MHz 1 26.965 2 26.975 3 26.985 4 27.005 5 27.015 6 27.025 7 27.035 8 27.055 9 27.065 10 27.075 11 27.085 12 27.105 13 27.115 14 27.125 15 27.135 16 27.155 17 27.165 18 27.175 19 27.185 20 27.205 21 27.215 22 27.225 23 27.255 24 27.235 25 27.245 26 27.265 27 27.275 28 27.285 29 27.2[...]

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    19 18 LIMITED TW O YEAR W ARRANTY COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION warrants that its COBRA CB Radios, and the component parts thereof, will be free of defects in workmanship and materials for period of two (2) y ears from the date of first consumer purchase. T his warr anty ma y be enforced b y the first consumer purc haser , provided that the prod[...]

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    20 21 Magnetic Mount Weather Antenna (not shown). Allows greater transmission range while in a moving v ehicle. (Requires a C A- 43 connector) A TW -400 $39.75 NO TES OPTIONAL A CCESSORIES Y ou can find these fine accessories at your local Cobra CB dealer . If y ou wish, y ou can order dir ectly from Cobr a Or der b y phone: Call 1-773-889-3087 ([...]