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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver
Dual-band 5W Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C]) ?
Tuning steps ? 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM) 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.11-18.5 MHz 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM) ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
?
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-430 MHz (amateur bands only) 108-580 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery)
Current RX ? 2.2 A max ?
TX - 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 470 × 216 × 238 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.37 in)
229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000022R-SKYRIDER-MARINE YAESU-FT-000991 YAESU-FT-000070D