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HF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 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 15-80 m 0.03-56 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations CW   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 15-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 2.5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna - 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 ? 1 A (squelched) ?
TX ? 22 A max. -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 2010 and 201x Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions ? 223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? 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 HEATHKIT-HW-000008 YAESU-FT-000450D HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R