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Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   SSB  
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 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   SSB  
RF-output AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) High: 35 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (NCX-A) 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? Max 450 mA ?
TX ? Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None 53 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 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII YAESU-FT-000715H CHEROKEE-AH-000050