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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   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. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 500 Ω 25/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 230/115 VAC Mains (NCX-A)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
Weight ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-000200 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII