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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-108 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz 24.265-29.655 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity SSB/CW (10 dB S/N): 0.2 µV (1.8-30 MHz), 0.125 µV (50-440 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N): 32 µV (0.1-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (1.8-28 MHz), 1 µV (50-54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.5 µV (28-30 MHz), 0.2 µV (50-440 MHz)
? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Optional filters will increase selectivity
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 70 dB (HF/6 m), 60 dB (2/70 cm) ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC / 6m / 2m / 70cm 24.265-29.655 MHz 108-580 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/20 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/5 W 12 W 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ? 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery)
Current RX 0.6-1 A ? ?
TX 22 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 200 × 80 × 262 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 10.31 in)
? 60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) ? 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. DSP, DCS, CTCSS, ARTS & RS-232. Beacon function All-mode C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000897 COBRA-000148-FGTL-DX+ YAESU-FT-000070D