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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
1500 W Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 2m ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.19 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
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 2m 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) ? 1500 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
140 × 51 × 140 mm
(5.51 × 2.01 × 5.51 in)
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Weight 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 1.36 kg (3.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 8122 tubes
Accessories NCX-A Power supply / speaker ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII AZDEN-PCS-007000 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCL-000200