Ever since I got into ham radio I have noticed that it’s hard to find people who work 1.25m or 220mhz. I believe this is partially due to not being able to find cheap equipment that operates on this band since 220 equipment can easily be double the the cost of 2 meter equipment. Another reason I believe many people do not invest in 220 equipment is the lack of hams to talk on this band. So why invest money in 220 the equipment? While these reasons may hinder some peoples’ interest, they fuel mine. I like having radios that may be hard to find and 220 radios are hard to find. I have found only a few radios that are still being manufactured that will transmit on this band. Here is the list, it is by no means complete:
—-Still Being Manufactured—-
Kenwood: TH-F6A (Handie Talkie)

Yaesu : VX-6R, VX-7R (Handie Talkies)

Alinco : DJ-296T (Handie Talkie)
DR-235T (Mobile)

ICOM : NONE KNOWN

ADI : AR-247 (Mobile)

—-No Longer Being Manufactured—-

ICOM : IC-38A (Mobile)
IC-37A (Mobile)
IC-2330A (Mobile)
IC-V21AT (Handie Talkie)
IC-3SAT (Handie Talkie)
IC-03AT (Handie Talkie)

Kenwood: TM-321A (Mobile)
TM-631A (Mobile)
TM-331A (Mobile)
TM-642 (Mobile)
TM-742A (Mobile) *220 Module is a add-on
TM-3530A (Mobile)

Standard: C288A (Handie Talkie)

Yaesu : FT-33R (Handie Talkie)

Alinco : DJ-280T (Handie Talkie)