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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO ±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 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
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
? ?
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 / 300 Hz 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 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)
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 ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

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

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!)
DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WINRADIO-WR-G000305E YAESU-FTDX005000MP YAESU-FTDX005000D