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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   AM   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 Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 28 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 2 A 3 A max ?
TX 19 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
?
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
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
? 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-000757GX-II MILITARY-BC-000348 KENWOOD-TRC-000080