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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
? ?
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 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 >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? 8-190 mA ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tube hybrid
VOX
? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000102 YAESU-FT-000815 YAESU-FTDX005000D