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Mobile 23cm Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 1.5 p.p.m. (between 0°C and 50°C) ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 10 / 20 kHz (Japan version)
12.5 / 25 kHz (US/EU version)
? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
10-160 m + WARC 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.25 uV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 58.3 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 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 1.5 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz (A version)
1258-1300 MHz (B version, Europe)
10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W (version B), 5 W (version B) SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 500-660 mA ? ?
TX 2.5-5.5 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 160 × 50 × 175 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst (version B only) CAT system DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-002311R YAESU-FT-000980 YAESU-FTDX005000D