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HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-2000 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 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 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX Max 1.5 A 18-205 mA 90-290 mA
TX - 1.7 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 2017 and 201x Between 2005 and 200x in China
Dimensions 220 × 90 × 240 mm
(8.66 × 3.54 × 9.45 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1500 channels in 15 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 3.1" color LCD. Spectrum display, RS232C, DSP & IR remote controller. Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-007000 YAESU-FT-000065E/R UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT