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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   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 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP Direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 200 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 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 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FTDX005000MP YAESU-FT-000065E/R