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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 10-80 m HF
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode ?
Selectivity 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC Mains (NCX-A) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 196x and 197x
Dimensions 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
?
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 255 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232 ? ?
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000250E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII BRAZAM-EDT-000202