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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? 100 cps after warm-up with 10% drift of line voltage ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 MHz (FT-25E)
144-148 MHz (FT-25R)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 uV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 65-108 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 3 W 120W PEP 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50-120Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX 600 mA 250W 18-205 mA
TX 6 A max ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
181 × 381 × 298 mm
(7.13 × 15.00 × 11.73 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000270R YAESU-FL-000100B YAESU-FT-000025E/R