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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
? ?
Filters SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) ?
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP ?
IF-freqs. 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
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 60-70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC 200 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external Mains Mains
Current RX 250-450 mA ? ?
TX 2.0 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 1972 and 1978 in Brazil
Dimensions 135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
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Weight 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
12 volt tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000817 YAESU-FTDX005000D EUDGERT-000400A4-(GOLD-C)