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

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions) 0.03-60 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
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Selectivity N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz ?
Receiver system Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM) Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP ?
IF-freqs. FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
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 ? ? ?
Audio output 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only) 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
RF-output 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode) 200 W ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground Mains ?
Current RX 0.5 A ? ?
TX 10 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
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Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 2 bank(s) ? 23 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTM-000350 YAESU-FTDX005000MP PEARCE-SIMPSON-000023