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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz - 50 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
? 0.25 µV
Selectivity SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 45.1 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? 65 dB
Audio output 3 W @ 10% THD ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ? 5 / 85 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5 V DC ? 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 2 A ? 1 A
TX 19 A max ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
? 164 × 44 × 184 mm
(6.46 × 1.73 × 7.24 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
? CTCSS / PL
DCS
2-tone
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000757GX HANDIC-000036 ALINCO-DR-B000185