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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 2-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (FT-25E)
144-148 MHz (FT-25R)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 140-150 MHz: 0.2 uV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL Direct conversion
IF-freqs. 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 2-30 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W (AM: 25 W) 100 W max 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX 2 A ? 18-205 mA
TX 19 A max ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
? 52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ? 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
? CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000757GX-II KENWOOD-TRC-000060 YAESU-FT-000025E/R