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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver
5W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
87-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 25-28: 0.4 μV
28-54: 0.2 μV
108-137: 0.4 μV
137-174: 0.2 μV
406-512:0.3 μV
806-956: 0.4 μV
(12 dB SINAD)

Close-call
25-54: 450 μV
137-174: 150 μV
406-512: 130 μV
108-137: 200 μV
806-956: 450 μV
140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? Direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.2 W 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 0.5 / 2 / 5 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA Fixed antenna
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external 7.4 V DC, 1500 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? 18-205 mA 100 mA max
TX - 1.7 A max 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 2017 and 201x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 132 × 41 × 146 mm
(5.20 × 1.61 × 5.75 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
115 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.53 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Close-call
Backlit Display
~3600 Pre-programmed channels
Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
"Hidden" display
PC Software Programmable
Manual Programming
Wire Copy
VOX Function
CTCSS/DCS
Monitor, Reverse Frequency
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000355C YAESU-FT-000065E/R YANTON-T-000328