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VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  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)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. / hour (after warmup) with built-in TCXO ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.03-56 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
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 Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX Max 0.45 A 1 A (squelched) ?
TX Max 2.2 A 22 A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s) None
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
BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-SIGMASIZER-000200R YAESU-FT-000450D HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R