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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  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 ±5 ppm +14 °F to +122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C) ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-999 MHz (less cellular in the US) 0.03-60 MHz 25 MHz - 1.3 GHz (excluding UHF-TV and Cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 3.0 µV for 10dB S/N (0.5-30MHz, AM)
1.0 µV for 12dB SINAD (76-108 MHz/174-222 MHz/470-729MHz, W-FM)
0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (50-54MHz/144-148MHz, N-FM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (430-450 MHz N-FM)
? 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 12 kHz/35 kHz (N-FM)
200 kHz/300 kHz (W-FM)
(±6dB/±60dB)
? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz ?
Receiver system N-FM, AM: Double-conversion W-FM: Triple Conversion AM/FM-radio: Single Conversion Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.25 MHz (N-FM) [46.35 MHz Sub Band] / 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM) / 1 MHz (W-FM)
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 200 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 7.4 V DC) ? 3 watts nominal (@ 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 (USA only) / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 1.5 / 5 W 200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (1100 mAh Lithium Ion pack) 3R6/AA dry cell case option. Mains 11-16.6V DC
Current RX 200 mA max ? ?
TX 1.9 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 201x Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24.2 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.95 in)
462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
183 × 56 × 150 mm
(7.20 × 2.20 × 5.91 in)
Weight 240 gr (8.5 oz) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 1267 channels in 24 bank(s) ? 25000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Barometric sensor
Bluetooth and GPS options
Built-in packet modem 1200/9600bd with APRS support
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater shift: ±600 kHz (144 MHz) / ±1.6 MHz (220 MHz) / ±1.6/5.0/7.6 MHz (430 MHz)
Spectrum display
Twin RX.
Waterproof/submersible (IPX57)
Weather alert
DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
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-VX-000008R YAESU-FTDX005000MP ZUN-BCD996P2