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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.03-56 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB 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: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
? 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 ? ? IF-DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-10%
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) Max 0.45 A 1 A (squelched)
TX 15 A max. Max 2.2 A 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown 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 KENWOOD-TS-000520S YAESU-SIGMASIZER-000200R YAESU-FT-000450D