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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 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 160-10m 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations 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 160-10m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations 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 50/100Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 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 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 Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage 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 NEC-CQ-000110 YAESU-FT-000450D