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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-56 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz
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 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W (input) 5-100 W/5-100 W (AM: Max 25 W) 200 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX N/A ? ?
TX ? Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 196x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight ? ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP. Built-in auto-ATU and keyer DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000050 YAESU-FT-000950 YAESU-FTDX005000MP