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2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-80 m 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz
Audio output 2.5 W Requires external speaker 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10 / 50 W AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 25/100Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains (NCX-A) 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack
Current RX ? ? 100VA
TX 10 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1949 and 1950 in USA
Dimensions 282 × 74 × 209 mm
(11.10 × 2.91 × 8.23 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS option ? BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC.
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000495V NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII RCA-SC-000088