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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  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 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 100-200 / 300-520 / 700-1000 / 1200-1320 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
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 144-146 / 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 1 / 1 / 0.28 W, Low: 300 / 300 / 170 mW 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 3.3-8.4V DC (4.5V DC nominal) Mains
Current RX 33-90 mA ?
TX 220-950 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 199x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 104 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.09 × 1.06 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) including battery and antenna 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF/CTCSS. DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000710 YAESU-FTDX005000D