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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 110-180 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   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 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) High: 5 W, Low: 0.3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (NCX-A) 4-12V DC
Current RX ? Max 140 mA
TX ? Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
57 × 102 × 26 mm
(2.24 × 4.02 × 1.02 in)
Weight 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with FNB-31
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 150 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Keyboard
Accessories NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII YAESU-FT-000011R