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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-470 (512?) MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   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 XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 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 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (NCX-A) 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1968 Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1975 and 197x
Dimensions 333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
?
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000146 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000016