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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO 100 cps after warm-up for 10% drift of line voltage
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 0.03-60 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 0.3 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 W max 200 W 240 W PEP

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50~120Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16 V DC Mains Mains (100/110/200/220/234 V AC)
Current RX 16-190 mA ? -
TX 1.6 A max ? 350 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
381 × 181 × 298 mm
(15.00 × 7.13 × 11.73 in)
Weight 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 82 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000530 YAESU-FTDX005000MP YAESU-FL-000200B