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5W Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 10-80 m 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-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 ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (AC or DC) or battery Mains (NCX-A) 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1942 and 194x in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
?
Weight ? 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000039-SKY-RANGER NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII RADIODDITY-GD-000077