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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Beter than ±0.5ppm ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range RX: 0.03-60 MHz (Guaranteed range: 0.5–29.999 and 50–54.000 MHz) 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity SSB, CW < 0.16μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
SSB, CW < 0.13μV (50MHz band)
AM < 13μV (0.5–1.8MHz)
AM < 2μV (1.8–29.995MHz)
AM < 1μV (50MHz band)
?
Selectivity SSB: > 2.4kHz/–6dB
SSB (BW: 2.4kHz, sharp): < 3.6kHz/–60dB
CW: > 500Hz/–6dB
CW (BW: 500Hz, sharp): < 900Hz/–60dB
RTTY (BW: 350Hz): > 360Hz/–6dB, < 650Hz/–60dB
AM (BW: 6kHz) > 6.0kHz/–6dB, > 15.0kHz/–60dB
?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455MHz
2nd: 455kHz
3rd: 15.625kHz
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 More than 70dB ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8–2 / 3.5–4 / 5.3305-5.4035 (USB only) / 7–7.3 / 10.1–10.15 / 14–14.35 / 18.068–18.168 / 21–21.45 / 24.89–25 / 28–29.7 / 50–54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100W, AM: 1-40W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 2 A max ?
TX 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 84 × 281 mm
(9.49 × 3.31 × 11.06 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 201 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 20dB attenuator
Backlit display
DSP
Preamplifier
RIT
PC programmable via USB-connector on the rear panel (CI-V data format)
VOX
Water resistant
DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007200 YAESU-FTDX005000MP