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HF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 420-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AFSK   C4FM  
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
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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)
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Filters ? 500 / 300 kHz CW filter (DPS) 10 kHz roofing filter ?
Receiver system ? IF-DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 430-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AFSK   C4FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W 55 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/-10% 11.7-15.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1 A (squelched) ?
TX - 22 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 Between 2010 and 201x Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
154 × 43 × 155 mm
(6.06 × 1.69 × 6.10 in)
Weight ? 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 221 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 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
- Genuine 55 W Output Power with FACC: Funnel Air-Convection Conductor (Wind Tunnel)
- Advanced Digital C4FM operation
- System Fusion Compatible
- AMS (Automatic Mode Select) function automatically recognizes the signal as C4FM digital or conventional FM
- Sophisticated Digital-Group-ID Operation
- Loud 3 Watts of Audio Output Power with the Front Speaker for noisy environments
- Bright Multi-colored LED Mode-Indicator for easy operation
- Four Programmable keys on the microphone allow one-touch acc
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000150B YAESU-FT-000450D YAESU-FTM-003207DR