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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 136-174 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ? 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz 108-580 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? 5 W max 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z BNC SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 10-12.5V DC 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery)
Current RX ? 12-85 mA ?
TX - 0.45-1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
? 60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000225E MOTOROLA-HT-000440 YAESU-FT-000070D