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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability 250 Hz after 1 Hour ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) 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 6.0 kHz, SSB 2.3 kHz 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.4515 MHz
2nd: 9.0115 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.0115 MHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 108-580 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.5V DC +/-10% 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery)
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX - Max 10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 286 × 110 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.33 × 10.87 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight 7.40 kg (16.3 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station 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 ? ? C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R000070 YAESU-FT-000007B YAESU-FT-000070D