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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 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
? ?
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? ?
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 Hi-Z - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 25/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC ? Mains (NCX-A)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 1937 and 1939 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
? 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ? 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000080X NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII