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2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W 1 W, external speaker required Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 / 50 W ? AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 25/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 105-125V AC Mains (NCX-A)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 10 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 282 × 74 × 209 mm
(11.10 × 2.91 × 8.23 in)
400 × 222 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 9.02 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) ? 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS option ? ?
Accessories ? ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker
MPN DRAGON-SY-000495V NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000190 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII