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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 420-512 MHz 50-54 MHz in 8 bands 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
Modulations AM   FM   All mode   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity VHF AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF FM: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 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. 1st: 10.8 MHz
2nd: 400 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz in 8 bands 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - All mode   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 10 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne - SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains / 12 V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX 550-770 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? 18-205 mA
TX - ? 1.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 265 × 75 × 195 mm
(10.43 × 2.95 × 7.68 in)
? 52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 11 channels/second ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000220FB NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000661 YAESU-FT-000065E/R