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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm/1 hour @25 °C, after warmup ?
Tuning steps ? CW/SSB: 10 Hz, AM/FM/W-FM: 0.1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne (SSB/CW/AM/FM) Superheterodyne (W-FM) Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM); 10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (@4 Ohms, 10% THD or less) 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160m + WARC + 60m / 6m / 2m / 70cm 108-580 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%, optional FNB-78 13.2 V Ni-MH Battery Pack 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery)
Current RX ? 0.6-1 A ?
TX ? Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2005 Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) w/o Ni-MH battery, antenna, Microphone 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 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 RX. DSP 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function
TXCO is included in this updated version.
C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-001000MP-MK-V YAESU-FT-000897D YAESU-FT-000070D