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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 10-80 m 26.515-27.855 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   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 Single conversion below 7 MHz Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 26.515-27.855 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 115/230V AC Mains (NCX-A) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
190 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.48 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 120 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? AM/FM/SSB
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII HY-GAIN-V-(002795-120CH)