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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld 2m / 70cm Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-65E)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-65R)
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 2.5/0.3 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-13V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX 20-100 mA 18-205 mA
TX 700 mA 1.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL with thumbwheels. VOX Alpha tags
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000203R YAESU-FT-000065E/R