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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual-band 5W Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
10 kHz (-50 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
455 kHz ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) - 108-580 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 55/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery)
Current RX Max 1.1 A 45 W ?
TX Max 12.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features GPS connectivity. Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000800H KENWOOD-000009R-59DS YAESU-FT-000070D