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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 25 MHz - 1.3 GHz (excluding UHF-TV and Cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP Triple 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)
1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW 200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) Mains 11-16.6V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 25000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
TrunkTracker V - APCO 25 Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunked systems
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
S.A.M.E. weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000092D YAESU-FTDX005000MP ZUN-BCD996P2