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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m General coverage
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
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. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 80 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 105-130V AC Mains (NCX-A) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1933 and 1934 in USA
Dimensions 502 × 286 × 381 mm
(19.76 × 11.26 × 15.00 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 Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000303 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII RME-000009