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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Dual-band 5W Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 420-470 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV ? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ± 6 kHz @ -6 dB
± 12 kHz @ -60 dB
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz (Europe)
430-450 MHz (USA)
108-580 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 3 W High: 35 W, Medium: 15 W, Low: 5 W 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery)
Current RX 0.5 A max ? ?
TX 6 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 72 × 270 mm
(7.09 × 2.83 × 10.63 in)
160 × 50 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 31 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 1750 Hz (Europe)
1800 Hz (USA)
CTCSS encoder C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-CPU-002500R YAESU-FT-007400H YAESU-FT-000070D