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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 9.6-10 MHz 10-80 m 2m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.19 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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 2m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (NCX-A) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 406 × 267 × 406 mm
(15.98 × 10.51 × 15.98 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
140 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.51 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000115 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII AZDEN-PCS-007000