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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Dual-band 5W Handheld Transceiver
Handheld Communications Receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 108-580 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   -
RF-output 2-25 W 0.2 / 2 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC or mains 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery) Li-Ion
Current RX Max 1.4 A ? ?
TX Max 8 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 260 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.24 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
?
Weight 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1105 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCS C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Micro-SD card
Digimode autodetect
IPX5 water resistant

Support for the following digital modes:
- Alinco (GMSK - AMBE)
- Apco P25 (C4FM - IMBE)
- D-Star (GMSK - AMBE)
- DCR/NXDN (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- DMR/MotoTRBO (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- dPMR (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- Yaesu (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- Tetra (DMO - only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000811E YAESU-FT-000070D AOR-AR-DV000010