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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than ±200 Hz from 1 minute to 60 minutes after power on. After that rate of stability less than ±30 Hz/hr. at +25°C (+77°F) ± 1 p.p.m. / hour (after warmup) with built-in TCXO
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.030-30 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB, CW, RTTY
0.16 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
AM
13 µV (0.5-1.799999 MHz)
2 µV (1.8-29.999999 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
Selectivity SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 500 / 300 kHz CW filter (DPS) 10 kHz roofing filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne IF-DSP
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection More than 70 dB (1.8-29.999999 MHz) 70 dB
Audio output More than 2.0W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: 2-40 W, SSB/CW: 2-100 W SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% (negative ground) 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX 2 A max 1 A (squelched)
TX 20 A max 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP (UT-106) and speech synthesizer (UT-102) options New for the FT-450D:
- 400 MHz built-in IF DSP
- Built in Antenna Tuning System
- Classically Designed Knobs
- Included Dynamic hand mic
- Key Illumination
- Foot Stand
- 500 & 300 Hz CW Filters
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000718 YAESU-FT-000450D