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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C]) ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM) 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM) ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1.8-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Hi 3.5 W, Lo 350 mW HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8V DC 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX Max 150 mA 2.2 A max 18-205 mA
TX Max 650 mA 22 A max 1.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 2016 and 202x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 65 × 168 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.61 × 1.34 in)
224 × 76 × 250 mm
(8.82 × 2.99 × 9.84 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight ? 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 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 ? 3.5 Inch Full Color TFT Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000209R YAESU-FT-000991A YAESU-FT-000065E/R