• Year
  • 1975–1978 ?
  • Category
  • Amateur TRX: Transmitter/Receiver (and Transceiver)
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 73342

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Transceiver; ZF/IF 10700/455 kHz
  • Wave bands
  • Wave Bands given in the notes.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Line / Batteries (any type) / 100-234 / 12 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 cm = 2.4 inch
  • Power out
  • 2 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: FT-221 - Yaesu-Musen Co. Ltd.; Tokyo
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 280 x 125 x 295 mm / 11 x 4.9 x 11.6 inch
  • Notes
  • Yaesu VHF-Transceiver FT-221. 2-m-HAM-band from 144 to 148 MHz in eight 500 kHz ranges plus 8 × 11 xtal-channels. Modes AM, FM, SSB, CW. Pout 10 W (AM 2.5 W). In FM-mode double-conversion, 2nd IF 455 kHz.

    Later "R"-version have modified frequency-offset-control for FM-repeater operation and few minor changes on back-panel.

    In Europe also sold under Sommerkamp label.

    The british Mutek-company sold a hight performance front-end board for this venerable RIG (Design by Ian White, G3SEK).

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 8.5 kg / 18 lb 11.6 oz (18.722 lb)
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 2,250.00 DM
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original-techn. papers.
  • Author
  • Model page created by a member from D. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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