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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
1500 W Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 140-170 / 350-400 / 850-950 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   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 Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) ? 1500 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (NCX-A) 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
160 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.30 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
?
Weight 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 8122 tubes
Accessories NCX-A Power supply / speaker ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII YUPITERU-MVT-004000 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCL-000200