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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.03-60 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.3 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/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 108-580 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 100 W 200 W 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery)
Current RX 600 mA ? ?
TX Max 21 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101E YAESU-FTDX005000MP YAESU-FT-000070D