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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual-band 5W Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe & Asia) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe & Asia) 108-580 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 100 W ? 0.2 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery)
Current RX ? 600 mA ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
150 × 50 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.61 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tube hybrid
VOX
? C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000102 YAESU-FT-002700R YAESU-FT-000070D