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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 10-80 m 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (NCX-A) 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions ? 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
?
Weight ? 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready.
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII YAESU-FT-000817ND