Yaesu FT-450D User Manual

Page 55FT-450D OPERATION MANUAL
REPEATER OPERATION
The FT-450D may be operated on 29 MHz and 50 MHz repeaters. Use this procedure to set the repeater shift
direction, and the CTCSS squelch mode & tone.
1. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to
enter the Menu mode again. The “ ” icon
will appear on the display.
2. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the menu
item “RPT”.
3. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to enable adjustment
of this menu item. The “ ” icon will change
to blink.
4. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the desired
repeater shift direction. Available selections are
–SHIFT, SIMPLEX, and +SHIFT.
5. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “ ” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
6. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the menu
item “SQL TYP”.
7. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to enable adjustment of
this menu item. The “ ” icon will be blinking.
8. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the desired
CTCSS mode. If you just need to send the uplink
encoding tone, select “ENC”. For encode/decode
operation, choose “ENC DEC” instead.
9. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “ ” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
10. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the menu
item “TONE F”.
11. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to enable adjustment of
this menu item. The “ ” icon will be blinking.
12. Rotate the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob to select the desired
CTCSS tone to be used. A total of 50 standard
CTCSS tones are provided.
13. Press the
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob. The “ ” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
14. Press and hold the
[
F
]
button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
15. Rotate the
[
MAIN DIAL
]
to the output frequency
(downlink) from the repeater.
16. Close the microphone’s PTT switch to begin
transmission. You will observe that the frequency
has shifted to correspond to the programming you
set up in the previous steps. Speak into the mi-
crophone in a normal voice level, and release the
PTT switch to return to the receive mode.
FM MODE OPERATION
AD VICE:
The conventional repeater shift used on 29 MHz is
100 kHz, while on the 50 MHz band the shift may
vary between 500 kHz and 1.7 MHz (or more). To
program the proper repeater shift, use Menu Item
“RPT SFT”.
[
F
]
button
[
DSP/SEL
]
knob
[
MAIN DIAL
]
knob
CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY
(
Hz
)
67.0 69.3 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4
88.5 91.5 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 107.2 110.9
114.8 118.8 123.0 127.3 131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2
151.4 156.7 159.8 162.2 165.5 167.9 171.3 173.8
177.3 179.9 183.5 186.2 189.9 192.8 196.6 199.5
203.5 206.5 210.7 218.1 225.7 229.1 233.6 241.8
250.3 251.4

Yaesu FT-450D Specifications

General

Product type	Portable CB radio
Product color	Black
Housing material	Aluminum
Microphone included	Yes
Input voltage	13.8 V
Display type	LCD
Output power	100 W
Frequency range	0.03 - 56 MHz
Channels quantity	500 channels

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	217 mm
Width	229 mm
Height	84 mm
Package weight	40000 g