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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 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 Continuous ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
0.03-56 MHz
Modulations - 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 80-10 m 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   DSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 60 W 1-5 W max SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Li-Ion battery 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX - ? 1 A (squelched)
TX ? ? 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 200x Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions ? 56 × 102 × 31 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 1.22 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight ? ? 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR. VOX
Lone Worker Radio enters emergency mode if user does not respond.
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 HAMMARLUND-HX-000500 MOTOROLA-GP-000388 YAESU-FT-000450D