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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
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 ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 1.5 A ?
TX Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000728 YAESU-FTDX005000D