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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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  ?
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne 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)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.8 W ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.5 V DC (3LR20) Mains 12-32 V DC, 6×1.5 volt battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 325 × 173 × 56 mm
(12.80 × 6.81 × 2.20 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
350 × 230 × 190 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.48 in)
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Direction Finding facility
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-002001 YAESU-FTDX005000D SAILOR-R000108