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Desktop VHF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
?
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 Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output Max 10 W SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC Mains
Current RX - 0.5 A ?
TX ? 21 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 1978 Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 320 × 150 × 220 mm
(12.60 × 5.91 × 8.66 in)
? 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MINIX-MTO-000020A SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 YAESU-FTDX005000MP