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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ± 2.5 p.p.m. ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
134-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 75 / 70 / 65 dB 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion) 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
108-580 MHz 134-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 / 25 W 0.2 / 2 / 5 W VHF: 10 / 25 / 60 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.6V DC ±15% 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery) 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX 2 A max ? 600 mA
TX 8 A max ? 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 201x and 201x in China Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 1105 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HYTERA-TM-000600 YAESU-FT-000070D ANYTONE-AT-000588-VHF