Yaesu FT-221 - Technical Description

Technical Description

  • Frequency Range 144.0 MHz ~ 148.0 MHz
  • Emission: AM FM SSB (LSB and USB) and CW
  • Power Output:
  • SSB 12 Watts PEP
  • FM, CW 14 Watts
  • AM 2.5 Watts

The frequency is set by a 500 kHz range VFO being mixed with the product of a number of crystals and is displayed using a rotary display dial.

The top of the case is removed by opening 4 quick release fasteners, revealing a number of user adjustable trimmers and pots. The modular design of the FT-221, where removable circuit boards allowed radio hams to modify their FT-221 either by replacing specific components or even replacing the whole board. One such replacement is the mutek replacement front end board which improved the front-end sensitivity. The open format of the internal construction also allowed the transmit and receive cables to be brought outside the case to use a low-noise coaxial relay.

Read more about this topic:  Yaesu FT-221

Famous quotes containing the words technical and/or description:

    A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel.
    Heywood Broun (1888–1939)

    Why does philosophy use concepts and why does faith use symbols if both try to express the same ultimate? The answer, of course, is that the relation to the ultimate is not the same in each case. The philosophical relation is in principle a detached description of the basic structure in which the ultimate manifests itself. The relation of faith is in principle an involved expression of concern about the meaning of the ultimate for the faithful.
    Paul Tillich (1886–1965)