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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
1.6-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.2 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)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms 280 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
-
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   -
RF-output 100 W (AM: 25 W) 1 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.5-16V DC 4.5 V DC or 3 × UM-2 'baby'-cells
Current RX 2 A 50 mA ?
TX 19 A max 1.3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx Between 1972 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
180 × 210 × 65 mm
(7.09 × 8.27 × 2.56 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 361 gr (12.7 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories None 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
CTCSS / DCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000757GX-II KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E SONY-ICF-005500-/-CAPTAIN-55