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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 20 / 40 / 80 m 10-80 m 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
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 ? conversion superheterodyne, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. 5200 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20 / 40 / 80 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 117/230V AC, 12V DC Mains (NCX-A) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1950 and 1957 in USA
Dimensions 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
280 × 178 × 178 mm
(11.02 × 7.01 × 7.01 in)
Weight ? 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000054