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Handheld 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ± 1 p.p.m. / hour (after warmup) with built-in TCXO
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Continuous 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 135-174 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
135-174 MHz: 0.25 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), 26 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 Single conversion IF-DSP
IF-freqs. 21.7 MHz / 450 kHz 465 kHz ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output 200 mW (8 Ohm, 10% distortion) 0.75 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 W ? SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 75/400Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX 20-50 mA ? 1 A (squelched)
TX 1.2 A max - 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham) Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with EBP-50N ? 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in bank(s) None 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AFC 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 ALINCO-DJ-000193J EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-II YAESU-FT-000450D