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Mobile 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 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-550 / 810-999.99 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity FM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
?
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 >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.8 A ?
TX Max 13 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 40 × 188 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 7.40 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 2 gr (0.1 oz) Main unit + Controller 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 522 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DTMF. CTCSS. DV/GPS option (UT-123) Diversity reception. Twin RX. DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E002820 YAESU-FTDX005000D