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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
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)
± 3 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? -
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms 400 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC or 8 × C cells
Current RX 2 A 35 mA
TX 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1962 and 1968 in USA
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None
Usage 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
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Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000757GX-II HEATHKIT-GC-000001A-'MOHICAN'