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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Speech processor

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  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 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? N/A

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 MHz ?
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity Less than -15 dBu (-12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz or more (-6 dB), 30 kHz or less (-60 dB) ? ?
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)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz ?
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 / 2.5-4.5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8/0.8 W 200 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - 4-pin microphone jack

Electrical

Power req. 6-15V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 75 mA (squelched) ? 40 mA
TX Max 1.4 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
90 × 25 × 102 mm
(3.54 × 0.98 × 4.02 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with battery and antenna 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS, DCS, DTMF encode. Experimental mosquito-repel feature. 10F3 digital voice option (EJ-47U) DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000596E-MKII YAESU-FTDX005000MP KEN PRODUCT-KP-000760