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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (FT-25E)
144-148 MHz (FT-25R)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   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 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 45 W, Low: 5 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 85-265 VAC 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX ? 400 mA 18-205 mA
TX ? 9.5 A 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 179 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.05 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 Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 14 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 ? ? CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-X000003 KENWOOD-TM-000221E YAESU-FT-000025E/R