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Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ?
Tuning steps 1 Hz kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 MHz with optional downconverter) 0.03-60 MHz 28.0-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity Mode 0.15-500 MHz 500-1800 MHz
AM, AMS 1.7V 1.85V
LSB, USB 0.35V 0.37V
CW 0.2V 0.25V
FM3, FM6, FMN 0.7V 0.8V
FMW (optional) 2.0V 2.0V
? AM/FM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
FMW (optional) 230 kHz
? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) ?
Receiver system DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
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 60 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 28.0-29.7 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 200 W AM/FM 1 / 4 W, SSB: 1 / 7 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 7.2-13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 50 mA
TX - ? 1.2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
63 × 169 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 6.65 × 1.54 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Headless Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WINRADIO-WR-G000305E YAESU-FTDX005000D ALBRECHT-AE-000201S