OPERATING MANUAL FT-747GX YAESU MUSEN CO.,LTD. P.O. BOX 1800 TOKYO, JAPANFT-147GX HF ALL MODE COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCEIVER sae eres The FT-747GX ts a compact SSB/CW/AM and (optionally) FM wanscelver for the amateur radio service, providing 100 watts of PEF transmitter power output on all hf amateur bands, and general coverage reception from 100 kHz 10 30 MHz. Convenient features include operator selectable mode-dependent tuning steps, twenty memory channels which store mode, simplex or split frequencies and scanning status, auto-resume scan- ning of selectable memories, a clerifior, ond © CAT [Computer Aided Transceiver) Syseom for user programming and more advanced control by an external computer. Wideband (6 kHz) AM and narrowband (300 Hz) CW IF filters are included as standard. A switchable 20dB receiver attenuator and noise blanker are provided to optimize reception under varying conditions. The transmitter power amplifier is enclosed in its own diccast aluminum heatsink chember inside the transceiver, with forced-air cooling by an internal fan allowing full power FM and AFSK operation when usec with a heavy duty power supply. Optional accessories include your choice of the MD-1B8 Desktop Scanning Microphone or the MH-1D8 Handy Scanning Micro- phone, snd the microprocessor controlled FC-757AT or FC-1000 Automatic Antenna Tuners or FL-7000 500-watt Automatic Solid State Linear Amplifier. Special power supplies for the FT-747GX include the FP-737HD Heavy Duty Series-Regulator Power Supply with forced-air cooling and automatic thermal fan control, or the FP-700 stan- dard power supply for low power and light-duty applications. Both power supplies can be wired for 100/110/117/206/220 or 234 VAC.1, SPECIFICATIONS TRANSMITTER Frequency range 160m band - 1.5 to 1.9999 MHz 80m band - 3.5 to 3.9999 MHz 40m band - 7.0 to 7.4999 MHz 30m band - 10,0 to 10.4999 MHz 20m band - 14.0 to 14.4999 MHz 17m band - 18.0 to 18.4999 MHz 18m band - 21.0 to 21.4999 MHz 12m band - 24.5 to 24.9999 MHz 10m band - 28.0 to 29.9999 MHz Emission types LSB, USB (J3E); CW (ALA); AM (ASE] and optionally FM (F3E) Power output SSB, CW & FM*: 100W PEP/DC, AM: 25W Carrier SSB Carrier suppression better than 40dB below peak output Unwanted sideband suppression (SSB) better than 50dB (1 kHz tone) Spurious radiation Harmonic: better than -50dB Non-Harmonic: better than -40dB Audio response less than -6dB from 400 to 2600Hz 3rd order intermodulation distortion better than -25dB (@100W PEP) Modulation systems SSB/CW: active balanced modulator ‘AM: early stage (low level) FM*: variable reactance Maximum FM* deviation + 2.5 kHz Microphone impedance 500 to 600 ohms RECEIVER Frequency range 100 kHz to 29,9999 MHz (continuous) Circuit type CW, SSB, AM: double conversion FM*: triple conversion Clarifier range £9,975 kHz Sensitivity (for 10dB S+N/N, exe FM) SSB/CW: 0.5uV 0.25uV AM: 2uV Ou FM#: 0.7uV for 12dB SINAD (above 28MHz) Squeich sensitivity SSB/CW/AM: 2.0uV above 1.5 MHz, 4,0uV within 0.5-1.5 MHz FM*: 0,32uV Intermediate frequencies 47.055MHz, 8.215MHz, 455kHz(FM-only*} Image rejection better than 70dB within 1.5-30MHz IF rejection better than 60dB within 1.5-30MHz Selectivity (-6/-60dB) SSB, CW(W), AM(N): 2.2/5 kHz CW(N): 500 H2/1.8 kHz AM(W): 6/14 kHz; FM(-6/-50dB)*: 8/19kH2 Maximum audio power output at least 1.5W into 8 ohms w/10% THD * FM operation requires optional unit.Audio output impedance 4 to 8 ohms GENERAL, Tuning steps (selectable) SSB & CW: 25 Hz or 25 kHe/step Mz 1 kHz or 10 kHz/step FM*: 12.5 kHz or 5 kHz/step Frequency stability (0° to +40°C) SSB, CW, AM: +200 Hz FM: =300 Hz Frequency accuracy SSB, CW, AM: +200 Hz FM: £300 Hz ‘Antenna impedance (nominal) 50 ohms, unbalanced Supply voltage 13.5 V DC +10% (neg. ground) Maximum current consumption 19A (@100W output) Dimensions (WHD) 238 x 93 x 238mm (without knobs} Weight (approx) 3.3 kg (7.25 1b) Specifications may be subject to change without notice or obligation. ACCESSORIES Supplied DC Power Cord (w/o fuse) 20A Fuses (2 supplied) Options Model MD-1B8 Desktop Scanning Mic. MH-1B8 Hand Scanning Mic. FRB-757 Relay Control Box MMB-38 Mobile Bracket Part No. 79014900 0000009 Part No. 1000039 1000040 3000280 ‘6000032 External Computer Interfaces FIF-65A for Apple I FIF-232 for RS-232C FP-757HD FP-700 FC-1S7AT FL-7000 FAS-1-4R, SP-767 SP-767P SP-55 Heavy Duty Power Supply Standard Duty Power Supply Automatic Antenna Tuner (100W) 500W Automatic Linear Amplifier Remote Antenna Selector (for use with FC-757AT or FL-7000) Base Station Loudspeaker Base Loudspeaker w/Phone Patch Mobile Loudspeaker2, CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS FRONT PANEL CONTROLS (1) POWER This pushbutton on ond off. Frequency and mode data in the and vios is not affected by this switch (or by whether power is connected to che transceiver], since the data is cetained by an internal lithium battery. switch turns the transceiver (2) Microphone MICROPHONE— This 8-pin connector accepts the plug of the MD-1P8 Desktop Mic or MH-188 Hand Mic. Scanning control Unes from these micro~ phones allow pushbutton fast and slow tuning and scanning from the microphone. (3) PHONES Monaural or stereo headphones with 4-16 ohms impedance may be connected to this jack plug reproduce audio in both monaural headphones with plug. Inserting a plug into this jack disables the internal or external loudspenker. Stereo headphones with a 3-conductor ears, as with 2-conductor (4) CLAR Press this button while receiving to activate clarifier operation. The tuning knob then tunes the receiver without affecting the tranemi: frequency. Press this button again to turn off the clarifier. (5) D LOCK This button disables the tuning kaob and microphone tuning buttons to prevent acci- dental frequency changes. "LOCK" is shown, ‘on the display whon active. Press this button again to re-enable tuning.(6) Tuning Knob and (7) FAST button When operating on a vfo, this knob tunes at a rate determined by the operating mode and selected by the FAST button: MODE | FAST ON | FAST OFF SSB/CW) 2.5 kHz | 25 Hz AM | 10 kHz | 1 kHz FM* | 12.5 kHz | 5 kHz * requires optional FM Unit When operating on memories, the tuning knob selects the operating memory. (8) BAND button When receiving on a vfo, this button is used to change frequency bands by providing 500 kHz tuning knob steps (or 5 MHz steps when FAST tuning has been selected). (9) AF/SQL. The inner AF control adjusts receiver volume. The outer squeich control sets the threshold level of incoming signals or noise at which receiver audio is muted. Clockwise rotation increases the threshold level, causing the receiver not to respond to background noise or weaker signals. (10) MIC/DRIVE The inner MiCrophone control adjusts the gain of the transmit audio amplifier during SSB and AM transmission (for FM, gain is preset internally). This adjusts output power in SSB modes, and modulation level in the ‘AM mode. It is disabled for FM and CW. The outer DRIVE control adjusts the carrier power output level for CW, AM and FM transmission, This control is disabled during SSB transmission. (11) Momentary Push Keys = Press either side of this see-saw button to select the operating mode: LSB, USB, CW, AM and FM, The mode is indicated on the display above the operating frequency (in the above order). Press the left side to select a mode left of the present one displayed, or the right side to select a mode to the right (FM operation requires the optional FM Unit). VFOrM Press this button when operating on @ vfo to store the frequency and mode data from that vfo into the memory (whose number is dis- played at the right). This will overwrite previous memory data, and leave the vfo and memory the same. When operating on a mem- ory with the squelch closed, this button toggles the selective scan feature. MeVFO Press this button when operating on a mem- ory to transfer its data into the last-used vfo. This overwrites previous vio data, leaving the vfo and memory the same. After pressing this button operation is on the vfo. VFO/MR This see-saw button switches operation between the vfos and the memory. When operating on a vfo, pressing the VFO side selects the other vfo (A or B, displayed), and pressing the MR side selects the memory (number displayed). When operating on a memory, pressing the VFO side selects the last-used vfo, The frequency and mode data in the vfo and memory are unaffected. The display indicates which (VFO A, VFO B or femoRy) is currently selected. SPLIT Press this button to activate split-frequency operation between the two vios, and press it again to cancel split operation.