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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  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 (no general coverage) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 2.4 kHz ? 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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT) High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 1.5 A max ? ?
TX 20 A max Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
9K6 packet ready. Twin RX DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000107 YAESU-FT-008100R YAESU-FTDX005000MP