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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  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) ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
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Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.1-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   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
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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
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Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
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 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC ±10% Mains
Current RX 8-190 mA 1.2 A ?
TX ? 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000815 YAESU-FT-000840 YAESU-FTDX005000D