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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz
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 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-100 W/5-100 W (AM: Max 25 W) 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 10 A Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
? 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX IF-DSP. Built-in auto-ATU and keyer DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-008100R YAESU-FT-000950 YAESU-FTDX005000MP