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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz
Bandspread on ham bands
0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   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 11 tubes + voltage regulator ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W, external speaker required Requires external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 105-125V AC Mains (NCX-A)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1949 in USA Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 400 × 222 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 9.02 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
Weight ? ? 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 Noise limiter ? ?
Accessories ? ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000007 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000190 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII