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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 80-10m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) 4 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1971 and 1973
Dimensions ? 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 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 ? ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output.
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-000200 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190