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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 MHz 10-80 m 40 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   SSB  
Sensitivity 1.0 µV 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity 13.5 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? about 2.0 kHz
Receiver system Crystal controlled double conversion Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range
Image rejection 35 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms Requires external speaker 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 40 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) 10 W PEP

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 25/100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1986 Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 115 × 45 × 165 mm
(4.53 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN HANDIC-000006-(NEWER) NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII CRKITS-KN-Q000007