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General |
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| HAM bands | 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 10m | 2m 70cm | 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 6m 10m |
| Freq. stability | ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up | ? | ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO |
| Tuning steps | 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz | ? | ? |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) | 136-174 / 400-470 MHz | 0.03-60 MHz |
| Modulations | AM FM CW SSB | FM | AM FM CW USB LSB RTTY |
| Sensitivity |
AM (10 dB S/N) 0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on) FM (12 dB SINAD) 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on) SSB/CW (10 dB S/N) 0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on) 1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on) |
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| Selectivity |
AM >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB) FM >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW/AM Narrow >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB) |
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| Filters | 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional | ? | 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) |
| Receiver system | Double conversion superheterodyne | ? | 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 | ≥ 70 dB | ? | ? |
| Audio output | 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms | ? | ? |
Transmitter |
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| 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 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W | 200 W |
Connections |
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| Antenna | SO-239 | BNC | SO-239 |
| Impedance | 50 / 500Ω | 50Ω | 50 Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 13.8 V DC or mains | 6-16 V DC | Mains |
| Current RX | 1.2 A max | 20-200 mA | ? |
| TX | - | 1.8 A max | ? |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan | Between 1991 and 199x in Japan | Between 2009 and 201x in Japan |
| Dimensions |
241 × 94 × 229 mm (9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in) |
54 × 154 × 36 mm (2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in) |
462 × 135 × 389 mm (18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in) |
| Weight | 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) | 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 | 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) |
| Form factor | Base Station | Handheld | Base Station |
Other features |
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| Memories | 99 channels in 1 bank(s) | ? | ? |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators |
| Features |
Clock & timer Pre-amp (10 dB) Attenuator (20 dB) |
Twin RX |
DSP Dual-RX RS-232 computer interface (no USB!) |
| Accessories |
UI-8 FM receive unit (optional) CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional) UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional) UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional) |
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| MPN | ICOM-IC-R000072DC | ICOM-IC-W000002E | YAESU-FTDX005000D |
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