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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 66-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (UK)
30-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (USA)
150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output internal speaker ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? 100 W (AM: 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 105-125 V AC 9 V DC, 6×AA 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 40-160 mA 2 A
TX - - 19 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1966 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 342 × 195 × 229 mm
(13.46 × 7.68 × 9.02 in)
69 × 165 × 46 mm
(2.72 × 6.50 × 1.81 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Hyperscan (50 steps or 25 channels per second)
Priority channel
Monitor banks
Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000121 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000037 YAESU-FT-000757GX-II