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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-band 5W Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100 kHz - 30 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV/JJY 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK
600 Hz (-6 dB)
1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quad conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB (15-160 m), ≥ 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m 108-580 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains 13.5V DC 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery)
Current RX Max 2.8 Max 1.1 A ?
TX Max 19 A Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 11 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 Twin VFO Optional XTAL controlled memories C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001000MP YAESU-FT-000301D YAESU-FT-000070D