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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ? ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 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)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 High: 35 W, Low: ? W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 0.9 A ? ?
TX 22 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
? 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 YAESU-FT-000712RH YAESU-FTDX005000MP