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Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM (12 dB SINAD unless otherwise noted)
VHF Low: 0.2 µV
VHF Aircraft (AM): 0.4 µV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 µV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF Low 300-406: 0.8 µV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 µV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240 -1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

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 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external DC 4.8-6 Volts (4 AA batteries) or 5 V DC USB
Current RX 18-205 mA 170 mA typical
TX 1.7 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2017 and 201x Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
135 × 67 × 28 mm
(5.31 × 2.64 × 1.10 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
• Functional keypad and backlit LCD display
• USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card
• Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip,
County)
• Detects and masks encrypted voice audio
• Decodes Radio ID/Talkgroup ID data
• Upgradeable CPU Firmware, DSP Firmware and
Database Library
• USB Interface 2.0 or earlier
• DMR/MotoTRBO™ Tier II
• Improved P25 Functionality (Phase II, X2-TDMA)
• PC Software to customize your settings
• Signal Strength Meter
• 200 Scanlists
• Weather Radio Function
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000065E/R WHISTLER-TRX-000001