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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  1.25m  33cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ± 1 p.p.m. / hour (after warmup) with built-in TCXO ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-56 MHz 222 / 900 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
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
? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
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)
? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters 500 / 300 kHz CW filter (DPS) 10 kHz roofing filter ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system IF-DSP ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 222 / 900 MHz
1.25m / 33cm
160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W 5 / 2 W 5-200 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-10% ? Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX 1 A (squelched) ? 150 VA
TX 22 A max. ? 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x Between 2011 and 20xx Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
? 425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ? 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld 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
Waterproof according to IPX7 standards 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000450D ALINCO-DJ-G000029T ICOM-IC-007850