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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 440-450 MHz *) 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (FT-25E)
144-148 MHz (FT-25R)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 140-150 MHz: 0.2 uV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? 10 m: >50 dB 15-80 m: >60 dB ?
Audio output 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 / 440-450 MHz *) 10-80 m 65-108 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W AM: 12 W, SSB/CW: 50 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.5V DC +/-10% 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX 16-150mA Max 600 mA 18-205 mA
TX 0.5-1.6A Max 10 A 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
230 × 80 × 320 mm
(9.06 × 3.15 × 12.60 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
? CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000024AT YAESU-FT-000007B YAESU-FT-000025E/R