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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
?
Image rejection 60-70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX 1.2 A 18-205 mA
TX 20 A max 1.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000840 YAESU-FT-000065E/R