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

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W 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 BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 25/100Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (NCX-A)
Current RX 500 mA max ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS
VFO mode
SAME w/FIPS
PC programmable
S-meter
Rotary control
Auto store
Data skip
Backlit display
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola (type I, II & hybrid), EDACS & LTR systems
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Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII