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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
HF
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
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)
? ?
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 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 ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
HF
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14.5 V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.6 A Max 0.6 A ?
TX 3 A max Max 11.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
?
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 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
Twin RX ?
Accessories YC-221 Digital frequency display ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000221R YAESU-FT-005200 YAESU-FT-000850M