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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 387 ~ USD 816
EUR 242
EUR 230 ~ EUR 362
USD 303 ~ USD 629
Rating 5 reviews 1 review
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)  10m 
Freq. stability 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
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 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz) ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 80 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W @ 4 ohms 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 0-100 W 100 W (AM: 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 2 A 2 A
TX 20 A 19 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 198x in USA Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 62 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585) YAESU-FT-000757GX-II