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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
FM Monitor Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm ± .001% (High band) ± .002% (Low-band)
Tuning steps Continuous 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz 147-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   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)
0.25µV (12dB SINAD) ≥ 0.5 µV (High-band)
≥ 0.35 µV (Low-band)
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
12.5/25kHz ± 5 kHz @ 6 dB
± 17 kHz @ 100 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60 dB 60dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms 500mW @ <5% THD 1.5 W @ 10% THD, internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14.5 V DC or mains 7.4V DC Mains (117 V AC, 60 cycles)
Current RX 0.6 A ? 75 W
TX 3 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
59 × 126 × 41 mm
(2.32 × 4.96 × 1.61 in)
330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 328 gr (11.6 oz) with antenna and battery 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 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
Audio scrambler (optional)
DTMF
PTT-ID
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
Time-out timer
PC programmable
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Accessories YC-221 Digital frequency display ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000221R WOUXUN-KG-000619 HAMMARLUND-MR-000050X