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HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Dual-band 5W Handheld 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 7-7.3 MHz (25 KHz per XTAL) 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV 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 VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.3 MHz (25 KHz per XTAL) 144-148 MHz 108-580 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output Max 2 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 13.8V DC ±10% 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery)
Current RX 68 mA 0.5 A max ?
TX Max 600 mA 6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
180 × 72 × 270 mm
(7.09 × 2.83 × 10.63 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack
Form factor Unknown 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 ? 1750 Hz (Europe)
1800 Hz (USA)
C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-MX-000007S YAESU-CPU-002500R YAESU-FT-000070D