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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 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 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m
Modulations 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 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 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 500 Ω 25/100Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured 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

Other features

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