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Yaesu VR-5000 Communications Receiver

Specifications
  Vintage       2000
  Type          Base/Mobile
  Range         100 kHz - 2600 MHz
  Channels      2000
  Banks         100
  Search Bands  25
  Modes         AM/NAM/WAM FM/WFM SSB CW
  Steps         CW/SSB     20/100/500 Hz, 1/5 kHz
                AM/NAM/WAM 1/5/9/10/20/25/50/
                           100/500 kHz
                FM         5/6.25/10/12.5/20/25/
                           50/100/500 kHz
                WFM        10/50/100/500 kHz
  Priority      1
  Conversion    Triple (WFM)
                Quadruple (all others)
  Sensitivity   0.2 - 0.49998 MHz
                   SSB/CW  4.8 µV
                   AM     10.8 µV
                0.5 - 1.79998 MHz
                   SSB/CW 1.0 µV
                   AM     4.0 µV
                1.8 - 3.99998 MHz
                   SSB/CW 0.6 µV
                   AM     2.5 µV
                4.0 - 29.99998 MHz
                   SSB/CW 0.3 µV
                   AM     1.1 µV
                28.0 - 29.99998 MHz
                   FM 0.35 µV
                30.0 - 1999.99998 MHz
                   SSB/CW 0.30 µV
                   AM     1.20 µV
                   FM     0.45 µV
                   WFM    1.50 µV
                2000.0 - 2599.99998 MHz
                   SSB/CW 0.5 µV
                   AM     1.8 µV
                   FM     0.8 µV
                AM/CW/SSW = 10dB S/N
                FM/WFM    = 12dB SINAD
  Scan          15 channels/second
  Search        15 steps/second
  Audio         1 Watt
  Power         2.2 - 3.5 Volts internal,
                9 - 13.8 Volts external
  Size          7.1"(W) x 2.7"(H) x 8"(D)
                180 (W) x 70 (H) x 203 (D)
  Weight        4.2 lbs/1.9kg
  Interfaces    SO-239, ext speaker, record,
                +8 volts, 10.7 MHz IF, RS-232
  Antenna       SO-239 (50 ohm)
                Terminals (450 ohm unbalanced)
  Accessories   AC adapter, DC power cord (with
                bare wire ends for vehicle fuse
                box)
  Features      S-meter, band scope, alpha-tags,
                clock & world clock,
                sleep and alarm timers,
                display dimmer & contrast,
                RF passband tuner,
                Noise Blanker,
                Signal level & voice scanning,
                Optional DSP
                Optional digital voice record
                Optional voice synthesizer
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