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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
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 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC and 60 m / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (NCX-A) 8Li-Ion / R6/AA or 13.8V DC external ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 2004 and 200x Between 1965 and 1966
Dimensions 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
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Weight 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready. ?
Accessories NCX-A Power supply / speaker ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII YAESU-FT-000817ND EUDGERT-000400A2-(GOLD-A)