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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version
Modulations 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 ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) VHF: 1-5 W, UHF: 1-4 W, 800: 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (NCX-A) ?
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
56 × 103 × 28 mm
(2.20 × 4.06 × 1.10 in)
Weight 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 312 gr (11.0 oz) incl medium battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ?
Accessories NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII MOTOROLA-VISAR