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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ? 0.5-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m (10-11-12m blocked in USA version) 1.8-30 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB: 1200W PEP, CW: 1200W, AM: 550W, FSK: 600W (100 W drive) 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 18-205 mA
TX ? ? 1.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 390 × 130 × 400 mm
(15.35 × 5.12 × 15.75 in)
? 52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) ? 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FL-007000 KENWOOD-TRC-000080 YAESU-FT-000065E/R