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Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Dual-band 5W Handheld Transceiver
Quad-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FT-70DE)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FT-70DR)
65-108 / 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 (EU/Asia) / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 180 mW 700 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω 2 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range - 108-580 MHz 136-174 / 220-260 / 350-390 (EU/Asia) / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 0.2 / 2 / 5 W VHF: 10 / 25 W, UHF: 7 / 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external 7.4 V DC (1800 mAh Li-Ion battery) 13.6 V DC ±20%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
60 × 98 × 33 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.30 in)
98 × 35 × 118 mm
(3.86 × 1.38 × 4.65 in)
Weight 357 gr (12.6 oz) 255 gr (9.0 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-24Li battery pack 408 gr (14.4 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 1105 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Service search
20 Search lockout freqs
Data skip
Trunktracker
300 steps per second (Turbo Search)
C4FM "System Fusion"
CTCSS/PL
Mini USB port
IP54 dust/water protected
Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000235XLT YAESU-FT-000070D BAOFENG-UV-000025X4