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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 144-146 MHz (FT-25E)
144-148 MHz (FT-25R)
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.2 uV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 10 kHz (-70 dB)
N-FM: 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-70 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 250 kHz (-60 dB)
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 1 W 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range - - 65-108 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX 300~500mA 80 W 18-205 mA
TX - - 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
? 52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
? CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002002 EDDYSTONE-000730/4 YAESU-FT-000025E/R