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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.? MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - 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 ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.? MHz 108-580 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 100 W ? W 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or 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 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? ? 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 Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000101E E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-004230 YAESU-FT-000070D