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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
80m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-60 MHz 80 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
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 ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 80 m
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSB  
RF-output 25 W 200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX 40 W ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 240 × 335 × 254 mm
(9.45 × 13.19 × 10.00 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
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Weight 11.35 kg (25.0 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL & VFO DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-NAVIGATOR YAESU-FTDX005000D HEATHKIT-HW-000012