| GENERAL |
| Type: | Amateur HF/VHF transceiver |
| Frequency range: | TX: 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
RX: 0.03-56 MHz |
| Tuning steps: | 10 / 100 Hz |
| Frequency stability: | ±1 ppm/hour @ 25°C (77°F), after warmup |
| Mode: | AM / FM / NFM / SSB / CW |
| Channels / memory management: | 500 regular
2 home
2 scan edge pairs
1 QMB
1 Alaska emergency channel
5 fixed 60 m band channels
Non-volatile EEPROM storage |
| Repeater shift / offset: | ±0 to 9.99 MHz |
| Power supply: | 13.8 VDC ±10% |
| Current drain / power consumption: | RX: Max 1.5 A
TX: Max 22 A |
| Antenna impedance / connector: | 50 ohm / SO-239 |
| Dimensions (W*H*D): | 229*84*217 mm (9.02*3.31*8.54") |
| Weight: | 3.6 Kg (7.94 lb) |
| Other features: | IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS/PL with tone search. 10 KHz roofing filter.
CW beacon feature. Voice synthesizer. Cloning. Built-in keyer. |
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| RECEIVER SECTION |
| Receiver system: | Double conversion superheterodyne
1st IF: 67.899 MHz
2nd IF: 24 KHz |
| Sensitivity: | AM (6 KHz, 10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 1 uV
FM (15 KHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.3 uV
SSB/CW (2.4 KHz, 10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.2 uV |
| Selectivity: | AM:
6 KHz (-6 dB)
20 KHz (-60 dB)
FM:
15 KHz (-6 dB)
30 KHz (-60 dB)
NFM:
9 KHz (-6 dB)
25 KHz (-60 dB)
SSB:
2.2 KHz (-6 dB)
4.5 KHz (-60 dB)
CW:
250 Hz (-6 dB)
700 Hz (-60 dB) |
| Image rejection: | HF: 80 dB
6 m: 65 dB |
| AF output power / speaker: | 2.2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm |
| External speaker connector: | 3.5 mm, 4-16 ohm |
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| TRANSMITTER SECTION |
| RF output power: |
| Max pwr |
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| AM: | 25 W | | FM/NFM: | 100 W | | SSB (PEP): | 100 W | | CW: | 100 W |
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| Modulation system: | AM: Low-level (Early stage)
FM: Variable reactance
SSB: Balanced |
| Max FM deviation (Factory set): | FM: ±5 KHz
NFM: ±2.5 KHz |
| Spurious emissions: | Better than -60 dB (10-160 m)
Better than -70 dB (6 m) |
| Microphone impedance / connector: | 200 ohm to 10 Kohm (600 ohm nominal) / 8-pin (Modular) |
| Microphone input level: | ? mV |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
| Manufactured: | 201x-201x (Discontinued) |
| Additional info: | This is an improved FT-450 with backlit buttons, narrower CW-filter,
automatic ATU as standard plus a few other improvements.
New price 2012 in Sweden: SEK 10995:-
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