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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF / 6m / 2m Transceiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ± 50 cps per hour after warm up +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? Software defined ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling) 40 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode 70 nV (with preamp) ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? about 2.0 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Direct Down Conversion, SDR Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? Software defined 8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range
Image rejection ? ≥ 90 dB ?
Audio output Requires external speaker Through computer 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling) 40 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   SSB  
RF-output AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) HF: 15 W, VHF: 8 W 10 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (NCX-A) 10 to 15 V DC 12~13.8 V
Current RX ? ? 30 mA
TX ? 3A max 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories None 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandscope width: 20 kHz to 80 MHz
WLAN optional, 100 Mpbs
DAC converter: 14 bit 640 MSPS
8 programmable transistor switches for external equipment
Modular microphone input for Yaesu MH-31
?
Accessories NCX-A Power supply / speaker ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-PRO CRKITS-KN-Q000007