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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. / hour (after warmup) with built-in TCXO ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
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 ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 1975 Between 2010 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 460 × 270 × 120 mm
(18.11 × 10.63 × 4.72 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
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Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-002000 YAESU-FT-000450D ZODIAC-B-002012P