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

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  160m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
150-2194 kHz / 76-137 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω 400 mW

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 BNC + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC or mains 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery) 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX Max 1.4 A ? ?
TX Max 8 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 199x and 1996 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)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack 590 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1105 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 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
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Accessories ? ? -
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000811E YAESU-FT-000070D SONY-AIR-000008A