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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
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)
VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
5.2 MHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms 0.3 W 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W 5 W max ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14.5 V DC or mains 5.5-16 V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 0.6 A 16-190 mA 90 VA
TX 3 A max 1.6 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 82 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-000530 EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II