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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 ppm ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 136-174 Mhz (VHF Lo version)
240-260 Mhz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 Mhz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 Mhz (UHF Hi version)
0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 25 or 12.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz
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 ? ≥60dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 136-174 Mhz (VHF Lo version)
240-260 Mhz (VHF Hi version)
400-470 Mhz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 Mhz (UHF Hi version)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100/100/100 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 23 A max. ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 287 × 123 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.84 × 12.44 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF DSP
Built-in RTTY demodulator.
Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Keypad lock
Reverse Frequency Function (Shift)
DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-007400 PUXING-PX-000328 YAESU-FTDX005000MP