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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
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 ? 10 ppm (-10 to +50C.) ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 500 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.531-10 / 76.1-90 / 108-170 / 380-470 MHz 0.1-2000 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.1-0.5 MHz: 10V AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.5V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
5-30 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.25V CW/SSB
30-1000 MHz: 1.0V AM, 0.5V CW/SSB
1000-1300 MHz: 1.5V AM, 1.5V CW/SSB
1300-2300 MHz: 10V AM, 10V CW/SSB
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW 4 kHz, AM/N-FM 15 kHz, W-FM 150 kHz -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 736.25 /275.45 MHz
2nd: 45.05 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (10.7 MHz W-FM)
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 60 dB ? ?
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: 300-500 mW (depending on voltage), Low: ? mW ? 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.7-6V DC 4.8-13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 19-70 mA 200 mA max ?
TX Max 250-320 mA - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 96 × 15 mm
(2.28 × 3.78 × 0.59 in)
57 × 150 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 5.91 × 1.10 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 102 gr (3.6 oz) 320 gr (11.3 oz) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1200 channels in 30 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-C000007 ALINCO-DJ-X000010 YAESU-FTDX005000D