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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 50-54 MHz 68-88 or 146-174 or 174-255 or 378-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
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 50-54 MHz 68-88 or 146-174 or 174-255 or 378-470 MHz depending on version
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
RF-output AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) ? 1-10 or 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (NCX-A) ? 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
? ?
Weight 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR depending on version
Accessories NCX-A Power supply / speaker ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000601 MOTOROLA-MC-MICRO