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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C) ? ± 1 p.p.m. / hour (after warmup) with built-in TCXO
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 137-174 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Better than 0.2 µV ? 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 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 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. 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W ? SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground ?V DC 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX 300-600 mA ? 1 A (squelched)
TX 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) ? 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1980 and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
? 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 990 gr (2.2 lbs) ? 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 130 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 9K6 packet ready ? 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-001500M YAESU-FT-000404R YAESU-FT-000450D