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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Dual-band 5W Handheld Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
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 ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 108-580 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 10 W 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery)
Current RX 400 mA 350 mA ?
TX 9.5 A 2.3 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 179 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.05 in)
170 × 60 × 230 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.06 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 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 ? ? C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000221E KENWOOD-TR-007100 YAESU-FT-000070D