Motorola Metrum II

Object/Artifact

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Radio Alpha

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Image: Joe Veras, K9OCO

Name/Title

Motorola "Metrum II"

Description

10/25 Watt 12 Channel 2 Meter FM Transceiver

Category

Transceiver, VHF FM

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Motorola

Date made

1973 - 1976

Valuations

Notes

See text

General Notes

Note

QST, Oct 1973, p. 113. QST, Apr 1974, p. 104. QST, Apr 1976, p. 110. (with list of options) Many amateurs converted Motorola commercial VHF/UHF gear for use on the ham bands but the company aimed its Metrum series of 2 meter FM transceivers squarely at the amateur market. The radio's 12 channels were covered with one crystal per channel. An additional offset crystal was used for transmit frequencies during repeater operation. The Metrum II came in 10 watt ($399.95) and 25 watt ($499.95) models.