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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  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 ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 130-174 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
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 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   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 200 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3V DC (2LR6) 5.5-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? 8-190 mA ?
TX - Max 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1993 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 120.65 × 71.12 × 25.4 mm
(4.75 × 2.80 × 1.00 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 227 gr (8.0 oz) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
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 SONY-ICF-SW000001 YAESU-FT-000415 YAESU-FTDX005000D