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Mobile 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 ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? 25 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-56 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters 10 kHz roofing ? 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 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100 / 100 W High: 10 W, Low: ? W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-10% 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 1 A (squelched) ? ?
TX Max 22 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 2010 Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
? 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000450 YAESU-FT-000730R YAESU-FTDX005000D