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VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 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 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
0.03-56 MHz HF
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
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 XTAL IF-DSP ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m HF
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/-10% 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.5 A 1 A (squelched) ?
TX Max 2.1 A 22 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 210 × 95 × 270 mm
(8.27 × 3.74 × 10.63 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
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Weight 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 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
Noise Blanker
Clarifier
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000002-AUTO YAESU-FT-000450D YAESU-FT-000125C