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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  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 Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.03-60 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
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 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output Max 100 W 200 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
?
Weight ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 13.8 V DC and digital display options DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
IPX5 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
CTCSS & DCS encode and decode
Built in VOX transmission
Low battery alert
Battery save
PTT ID
Time-out timer
Repeater/Talk around
Voice annunciator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000820 YAESU-FTDX005000MP SAMCOM-CP-000500