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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 20 & 40 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 1-4 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC 13.8V DC or mains 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX 34-45 mA 0.5 A 18-205 mA
TX 300-700 mA Max 2.1 A 1.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 197x and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
210 × 95 × 270 mm
(8.27 × 3.74 × 10.63 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Portable Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in QSK keyer. ? Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000001 YAESU-FT-000002-AUTO YAESU-FT-000065E/R