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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W 20 mW-5 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 4-12V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX ? Max 16-195 mA 18-205 mA
TX Max 5 A Max 1.9 A 1.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1995 and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
57 × 123 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.84 × 1.06 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with FNB-31 and antenna 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 120 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital readout DTMF, CTCSS. Twin RX. Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000225RD YAESU-FT-000051R YAESU-FT-000065E/R