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VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
80m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) ?
Receiver system XTAL Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
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 ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX Max 0.6 A ? ?
TX Max 2.7 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
?
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 23 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!)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000072 YAESU-FTDX005000D HEATHKIT-HW-000012