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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 193
GBP 145
USD 485 ~ USD 1,123
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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) ± 10 Hz
Tuning steps SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.49-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 1.0 µV for 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
> 60db at –1 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)
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ?
Audio output 1.5 W 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.605-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 11.6-15.6 V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A max
TX ? 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1996 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Accessories ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner
MPN YAESU-FT-000747GX SEA-000235