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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 40 m ? 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
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
? ?
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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 40 m ? 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W ? FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5 V DC ? 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 19 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
? ?
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000757GX HEATHKIT-HW-000022 YAESU-FT-001000