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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m. / hour (after warmup) with built-in TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 ? ? 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 ? ? IF-DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W High: 35 W, Medium: 20 W, Low: 5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? Max 450 mA 1 A (squelched)
TX ? Max 10 A 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight ? 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 53 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? 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 YAESU-FT-001000D YAESU-FT-000715H YAESU-FT-000450D