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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 1 p.p.m. / hour (after warmup) with built-in TCXO ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-56 MHz 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
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
? SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 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)
? SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters 500 / 300 kHz CW filter (DPS) 10 kHz roofing filter ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system IF-DSP ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W 45 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-10% ? 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 1 A (squelched) ? 3 A max
TX 22 A max. ? 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
? 410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 500 channels in 10 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication 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
? DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000450D KENWOOD-TK-000830 KENWOOD-TS-000890S