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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup ? Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm
Tuning steps 10 Hz - 50 kHz ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 MHz 2MHz - 3.0 GHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
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
37-46 = 0.3 µV
138-172 = 0.4 µV
423-508 = 0.5 µV
(12 dB S/N)
SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
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
? Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz
Audio output 3 W @ 10% THD 1 W Line + Headphones

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 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5 V DC 13.8V DC 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply
Current RX 2 A ? 36W
TX 19 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1995 and 199x Between 2009 and in USA
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz) 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
Pre-programmed with police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000757GX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000010-BEARTRACKER TEN-TEC-RX-000400