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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 ±0.5 p.p.m. TCXO ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 28.0-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM/FM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 Hz (300 Hz optional) ?
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 ? ?

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 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 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 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
63 × 169 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 6.65 × 1.54 in)
Weight 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
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Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX005000D ALBRECHT-AE-000201S