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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ±2.5 ppm ? ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 MHz (UHF Hi version)
136-174 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations N-FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity <0.2µV (12dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 25 or 12.5 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)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 MHz (UHF Hi version)
144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations N-FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5W 5 W 200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 2009 and 20xx Between 2009 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 53 × 98 × 30 mm
(2.09 × 3.86 × 1.18 in)
? 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
Weight ? ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 128 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
10-digit keyboard
PC programmable
Keypad lock
Time-out Timer
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
CTCSS/DCS/DTMF
WIRES-II internet
Waterproof (IPX7)
DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN PUXING-PX-000333 YAESU-FT-000270R YAESU-FTDX005000MP