![]() Lindquist, N1RL, “Yaesu FT-450 HF and 6 Meter Transceiver,” Product Review, QST, Dec 2007, pp 53-57. New Accessories The original FT-450 had as an option 1R. Much of the information in the original FT-450 review in December 2007 QST still applies, and we won’t repeat it here.1 So what is different on this new and improved FT-450D? There are six significant upgrades to the original FT-450: Internal automatic antenna tuner New knob design New standard hand microphone Button illumination Foot stand 500 Hz and 300 Hz CW filters Let’s see how the advertised improvements stand up. Following in the line of the FT-100D, FT-817ND, FT-857D and FT-897D is the latest version of the FT-450…you guessed it the FT-450D. ![]() The D model improvements have included additional popular accessories such as antenna tuners, DSP filters and the addition of 60 meters in some models. Reviewed by Mike Corey, W5MPC ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Over the last decade or so many of Yaesu’s popular HF transceivers have undergone improvements and been re-released as D models.
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