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

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.05-35 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output 1.8 W 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC Mains (NCX-A)
Current RX 500 mA max 1.5 A ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 276 × 86 × 190 mm
(10.87 × 3.39 × 7.48 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 31 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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
IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
?
Accessories ? ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000898T KENWOOD-TS-000140S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII