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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz - 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   All mode  
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
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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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W @ 10% THD 180mW max ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5 V DC 4.8V DC Mains
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 19 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x Between 1991 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
64 × 152 × 43 mm
(2.52 × 5.98 × 1.69 in)
483 × 135 × 470 mm
(19.02 × 5.31 × 18.50 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000757GX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000230XLT RACAL-RA-006793A