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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 400-479 MHz 144-146 MHz (FT-25E)
144-148 MHz (FT-25R)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
140-150 MHz: 0.2 uV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 420-450 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 15 W, Low: 1 W 5 W max 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX 330-450 mA 200-450 mA 18-205 mA
TX 1.1-3.2 A 2.5 A max 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight ? 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 2 channels/second 1252 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 ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KDK-FM-002015R ICOM-ID-000031A YAESU-FT-000025E/R