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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 10-80 m 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
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 Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 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 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 25/100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (NCX-A) Mains
Current RX ? ? Max 100 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 311 × 133 × 209 mm
(12.24 × 5.24 × 8.23 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
Weight 4.00 kg (8.8 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 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 HEATHKIT-GR-000091 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII EDDYSTONE-000880/3