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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 148-174 / 380-430 MHz 10-80 m 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output ? AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) 5 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 25/100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 160 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 6.30 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
?
Weight ? 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None 100000 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN HANDIC-000009 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII FLEXRADIO-FLEX-001500