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Mobile Transceiver
Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Direct conversion Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.255 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 3.5 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.2 A 18-205 mA 300-500 mA
TX 1.0 A 1.7 A max 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 198x Between 2017 and 201x Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 179 × 56 × 211 mm
(7.05 × 2.20 × 8.31 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 1.85 kg (4.1 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 5 scanning memories
ANL
PA
SelCall
Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ZODIAC-SEARCHER-000040 YAESU-FT-000065E/R ATLAS-000210