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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Portable Amateur Receiver
Desktop Shortwave 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  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 Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-56 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   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
? ?
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)
? ?
Filters 500 / 300 kHz CW filter (DPS) 10 kHz roofing filter ? ?
Receiver system IF-DSP Single conversion, 8 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 100, AM: 25 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-10% Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX 1 A (squelched) ? ?
TX 22 A max. - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 201x Between 1950 and 1955 in USA Between 1936 and 1937 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 Mobile Portable Base Station

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
11 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YAESU-FT-000450D HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000011