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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
HF 144-146 MHz (FT-25E)
144-148 MHz (FT-25R)
Modulations FM   AM   SSB   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 XTAL ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 800 mW @ 10% THD into 16 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
HF 65-108 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 50 W 0.5 / 2 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC 7.4 V DC (battery pack) or 6-9 V DC external
Current RX 0.5 A ? 18-205 mA
TX Max 2.1 A ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 210 × 95 × 270 mm
(8.27 × 3.74 × 10.63 in)
? 52 × 104 × 31 mm
(2.05 × 4.09 × 1.22 in)
Weight 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) ? 260 gr (9.2 oz) inclusing antenna and SBR-25Li battery pack
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 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 ? Noise Blanker
Clarifier
CTCSS/PL and DCS
DTMF
ARTS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000002-AUTO YAESU-FT-000125C YAESU-FT-000025E/R