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Desktop VHF Receiver
Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 152-174 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
5-54 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
108-137 MHz: 0.4 uV
137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
300-406 MHz: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Direct conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? 0.5 / 2 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SMA BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX 6 VA 18-205 mA 170 mA
TX - 1.7 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 1971 Between 2017 and 201x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack 210 gr (7.4 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 2 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 200 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Object oriented memory
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
SAME/FIPS weather alert
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL + DCS
MicroSD card
Discriminator output
Audio recorder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-175 YAESU-FT-000065E/R WHISTLER-WS001080