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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.15-30 MHz in 9 bands
87.5-108 / 108-136 MHz
144-146 MHz (FT-25E)
144-148 MHz (FT-25R)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 uV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 65-108 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ? 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) ?V DC or mains 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX 180 W max ? 18-205 mA
TX 315 W max - 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
340 × 234 × 170 mm
(13.39 × 9.21 × 6.69 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 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 KENWOOD-TS-000510 SONY-CRF-005090 YAESU-FT-000025E/R