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Desktop 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  None 
Freq. stability ? ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz 0.03-60 MHz Regular broadcast and SW bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz ?
Receiver system Single conversion Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP Regenerative
IF-freqs. 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 ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-130V AC Mains Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
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Weight ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
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 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188 YAESU-FTDX005000MP HEATHKIT-K-000002