Talk:70cm Ham Radio Band

70cm UHF AC Power Base Station ham radios

   ** Icom IC-471A - 25W 70cm only verison, dual digital VFO
 **** Icom IC-471H - 75W high power 70cm only verison 
   ** Icom IC-475A - 25W 70cm only, dual digital VFO, LCD panel
 **** Icom IC-475H - 75W high power 70cm only, dual digital VFO, LCD panel
   ** Icom IC-820H - 30W 70cm dual band, dual digital VFO, LCD panel, modern
   ** Icom IC-821H - 40W 70cm dual band, dual digital VFO, LCD panel, modern
 **** Icom IC-910H - 75W 70cm dual band, Simultaneous dual digital VFO, LCD panel, ultra modern
   ** Icom IC-970H - 40W 70cm, LCD panel, ultra modern

    * Kenwood TS-780 - 10W on 70cm, dual VFO, digital panel
   ** Kenwood TS-790A - 40W on 70cm, dual digital VFO

    * Yaesu FT-726R - 10W on 70cm with addon card
   ** Yaesu FT-736R - 25W on 70cm, Dual Digital VFO

(A) verify 110v AC internal power
(B) verify coverage band expansion

Discontinued VHF-UHF Multi Mode Transceivers

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Interesting 70cm mobile rigs

• The Kenwood TM-455A is similar to the TM-255A but with 70cm coverage, rather than 2 meters. The TM-455A features 5 watts low and 35 watts high output.

• The Kenwood TS-811A operates from 430 to 450 MHz and is the 70 cm version of the Kenwood TS-711A.

(The TS-811B operates from 430 to 440 MHz.) BASE OR MOBILE???

• The Yaesu FT-780R is similar to the FT-480R but covers 70 cm instead of 2 meters. This version was available with either 430-439.99 MHz or 440-449.99 MHz coverage. The output power is 30 watts SSB PEP, 30 watts CW and 30 watts FM. Requires 4 amps.