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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes ± 1 p.p.m. / hour (after warmup) with built-in TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10m 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
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 ? SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
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 ? Single conversion IF-DSP
IF-freqs. ? 9MHz ?
Image rejection ? >60dB 70 dB
Audio output ? 3W (10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? 70W max 1 A (squelched)
TX ? 320W max 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions ? 334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 500 channels in 10 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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000700E NEC-CQ-000110 YAESU-FT-000450D