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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 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  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.03-60 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
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Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.2 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)
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Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
334 × 93 × 243 mm
(13.15 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tube hybrid
VOX
DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000102 YAESU-FTDX005000D YAESU-FT-000890AT