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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 420-470 MHz
Modulations 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)
0.18 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)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single (AM/CW/SSB) / Double (FM) conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 12 W PEP / CW/FM: 14 W / AM: 2.5 W 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14.5 V DC or mains 4-16V DC
Current RX 0.6 A Max 200 mA
TX 3 A max Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1977 in Japan Between 1995 and 20xx
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise Blanker
VOX
Tone burst generator (1500-2000 Hz adjustable)
100 kHz marker generator
CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
Accessories YC-221 Digital frequency display This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!)
MPN YAESU-FT-000221R YAESU-FT-000040R