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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5/6.25/10/12.5/25/50/100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 350-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
136-174 / 245-250 MHz
136-174 / 216-280 MHz
136-174 / 225-226 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz (RX only)
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.75 µV (20 dB QS)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.16µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 350-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
136-174 / 245-250 MHz
136-174 / 216-280 MHz
136-174 / 225-226 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz (RX only)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) 12-14.5 V DC or mains 7.4V DC
Current RX ? 0.6 A ?
TX - 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
58 × 105 × 38 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.50 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
Split frequency
VOX
Alpha tags
1750 Hz tone
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? YC-221 Digital frequency display ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-002900 YAESU-FT-000221R WOUXUN-KG-UVD000001P