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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
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Mobile PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-60 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 μV @ 20 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)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 25 W 200 W 0.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12 V DC ±10%
Current RX - ? ?
TX 40 W ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 240 × 335 × 254 mm
(9.45 × 13.19 × 10.00 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
100 × 22 × 85 mm
(3.94 × 0.87 × 3.35 in)
Weight 11.35 kg (25.0 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features XTAL & VFO DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
CTCSS/PL + DCS
Display can be flipped 180° which allows for mounting upside down
Accessories ? ? PRG-GB1: Programming cable and software
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