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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5µV (10dB S/N) ? 0.5µV for 10dB S/N in SSB
Selectivity SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Singel conversion with premixed crytal-controlled HF-oscillators and tunable VFO
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W @ 3.2 ohms ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 80-10 m
(USB on 20, 15 and 10 m, LSB on 80 and 40 m)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W AM: 125 W, SSB: 500 W (PEP), CW: 390 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 25/100 Ω 50 Ω 40-60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (117 or 234 V AC ±10%)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 197 × 165 × 280 mm
(7.76 × 6.50 × 11.02 in)
Weight ? ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full AGC
S-Meter
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000 SOMMERKAMP-SK-000269R NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000500