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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-148 MHz 66-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
300-350 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   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)
< 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-148 MHz 66-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
300-350 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 50 W SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W 1-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14.5 V DC or mains 10.8-15.6 VDC
Current RX ? 0.6 A ?
TX ? 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions ? 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
168 × 44 × 180 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
CTCSS/PL & DCS. Scrambler option
4 channels standard, 128 channels for display model.
Accessories ? YC-221 Digital frequency display ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-I YAESU-FT-000221R MOTOROLA-GM-000350