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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
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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)  6m  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 0.03-56 MHz HF / 6m 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   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 SDR Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 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 2010 and 201x Between 2012 and 20xx 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 Mobile Base Station 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-FT-000450D ALINCO-DX-SRDT HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R