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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 15-160 m 11m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
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 ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 15-160 m 11m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) 100 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (NCX-A) 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 197x and 198x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
125 × 45 × 170 mm
(4.92 × 1.77 × 6.69 in)
Weight 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Full QSK ?
Accessories NCX-A Power supply / speaker ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000151 PRESIDENT-TEDDY