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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  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 130-174 MHz 50-54 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   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 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W SSB/CW: 20 W, AM: 4 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 8-190 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1976 and 19xx in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
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 YAESU-FT-000415 YAESU-FT-000620B YAESU-FTDX005000D