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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
Selectivity SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB
Audio output Requires external speaker 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 25/100Ω 50-75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (NCX-A) 12-14.5 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 600 mA
TX ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1974 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
Weight 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
NB
100 kHz calibrator
Repeater tone burst 1300-3000 Hz adjustable
Accessories NCX-A Power supply / speaker -
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220