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HF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF 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 0.153-30 / 76-108 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-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 10-160 m - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 200 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1990 and 1995 in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 191 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.52 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight ? 615 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 13.8 V DC and digital display options ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000820 SONY-ICF-SW007600 YAESU-FTDX005000MP