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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 26.965-27.405 / 27.60125-27.99125 MHz 2-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   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 ? XTAL
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 26.965-27.405 / 27.60125-27.99125 MHz 2-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W 4 W 100 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 1983 and 198x
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
150 × 45 × 157 mm
(5.91 × 1.77 × 6.18 in)
?
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 860 gr (1.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
FM ?
Accessories YC-221 Digital frequency display ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000221R TEAM-TRANSCOM-008000 KENWOOD-TRC-000060