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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  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 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. / hour (after warmup) with built-in TCXO ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
0.03-56 MHz HF / 6m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
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 ? IF-DSP SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 6 m HF / 6m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% ?
Current RX ? 1 A (squelched) ?
TX ? 22 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 2010 and 201x Between 2012 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
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Weight ? 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000811 YAESU-FT-000450D ALINCO-DX-SRDT