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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity ? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
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 ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   DMR  
RF-output 200 W VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX ? 810 mA, 2A max
TX ? 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
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Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX005000MP VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-000720