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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 80-10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 4 kHz (-6 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 25-28V DC Mains or 6-12 V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX 3 A max ? 18-205 mA
TX - - 1.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
? 52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) ? 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000392/URR HARVEY-WELLS-R-000009 YAESU-FT-000065E/R