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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ? ?
Tuning steps SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
? ?
Filters 500 Hz CW ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
? ?
Image rejection better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W ? 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 6V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 40 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
194 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.64 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
?
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 595 gr (1.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000747GX SONY-ICF-007700 KENWOOD-TRC-000080