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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m 2609-19355 kHz
(526-2727 kHz optional)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
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 Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 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 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 25/100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-120V AC Mains (NCX-A) External power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1930 and 1934 in USA
Dimensions 400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 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 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-000140 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000005