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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.8/0.8 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains
Current RX 25-160 mA ?
TX Max 1.4 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 280 gr (9.9 oz) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DCS Theft alarm and mosquito repel feature. Digital voice board option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596J YAESU-FTDX005000D