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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ±5 ppm ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions) 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
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Selectivity CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM) Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
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 60-70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only) 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode) 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground Mains
Current RX 1.2 A 0.5 A ?
TX 20 A max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 2 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840 YAESU-FTM-000350 YAESU-FTDX005000D