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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  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 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N) ?
Selectivity SSB/FSK: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional)
Receiver system Double conversion 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)
Image rejection 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), FSK: 100 W (input) 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 320 × 140 × 320 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 12.60 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000900 YAESU-FTDX005000D