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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  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 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations 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 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100/100/100 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1998 and 2002 in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
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

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000746 YAESU-FTDX005000MP