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Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver
HF / 6m / 2m Transceiver
DIGITAL SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Software defined 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)
0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling) 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (excl. cellular)
Modulations FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   Multiple (Software defined)   AM   FM   DMR   P25  
Sensitivity 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
70 nV (with preamp) 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 Direct Down Conversion, SDR Triple conversion PLL super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? Software defined 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 90 dB ?
Audio output 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω Through computer Built-in 36 mm 8 Ohms dynamic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.01-65 / 95-148 MHz (300 MHz with oversampling) -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   -
RF-output 0.5 / 2 / 5 W HF: 15 W, VHF: 8 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external 10 to 15 V DC 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 3A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2017 and 201x Between 2017 and 20xx in Russia Between 2016 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
165 × 100 × 35 mm
(6.50 × 3.94 × 1.38 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 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 210 gr (7.4 oz) Without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 10000 channels in 10000 bank(s) 1000000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Bandscope width: 20 kHz to 80 MHz
WLAN optional, 100 Mpbs
DAC converter: 14 bit 640 MSPS
8 programmable transistor switches for external equipment
Modular microphone input for Yaesu MH-31
• 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 EXPERT-ELECTRONICS-SUNSDR000002-PRO WHISTLER-TRX-000001