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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels 25 MHz - 1.3 GHz (excluding UHF-TV and Cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? 25-28 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
28-54 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
54-72 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
72-76 MHz FM: 0.2 µV
76-108 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
137-174 MHz NFM: 0.2 µV
174-216 MHz WFM: 0.5 µV
216-225 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
225-378 MHz AM: 0.3 µV
380-512 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
758-960 MHz NFM: 0.3 µV
1240-1300 MHz NFM: 0.4 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
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)
? 1st: 380/265 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output 200 W 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12/24 V DC 11-16.6V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx in Denmark Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
225 × 98 × 160 mm
(8.86 × 3.86 × 6.30 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 25000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
CTCSS/DCS
"Close Call" RF capture technology
TrunkTracker V - APCO 25 Phase 1, Phase 2, X2-TDMA, Motorola, EDACS and LTR trunked systems
Band scope
Multi-color display backlight
NAC-decoding
Individual channel volume offset
RS-232C
GPS-enabled for location-related scanning
Turbo-Search (300 chn/sec)
S.A.M.E. weather alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX005000MP SAILOR-RT002048 ZUN-BCD996P2