Values are estimates from recent comparable sales — condition, accessories, and included extras vary. Always compare before buying.
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Median sold price per month from 3 sold listings (Jul '26–Aug '26). Up ~13% over the period.
Based on classifieds listings marked SOLD — asking prices sellers marked as sold, not confirmed sale prices. Refreshed daily from our deal-scan comp checks.
| Date sold | Item | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | Yaesu FT-450 | $486 | SOLD |
| Jul 2026 | Yaesu FT-450 | $260 | SOLD |
| Jul 2026 | Yaesu FT-450 | $600 | SOLD |
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The Yaesu FT-450 (from 2007) is Yaesu's budget conscience — a 100-watt HF + 6-meter all-mode rig that put real IF DSP into a price class that used to mean compromise. It's a compact desktop/mobile box with a clean, menu-driven front panel, a proper roofing filter ahead of the DSP, and a receiver that embarrassed radios costing twice as much when it was new. The catch buyers must keep straight is the alphabet: the plain FT-450 has NO built-in antenna tuner. The FT-450AT adds the internal auto tuner, and the later FT-450D made the tuner standard and added a backlit front panel — three radios, three price levels, one easy way to overpay for the wrong one. Our ledger prices the base FT-450 at about $486 across 3 recent sales, ranging from $260 to $600; a genuine bargain sits under about $365. One ledger note in the interest of honesty: the low sale in that range was a "package" listing flagged as extras-included, so the median — the middle sale — is the number to trust, and it's the number above.
Around $486 based on 3 recent recorded sales, ranging from $260 to $600. The $260 sale was a package listing with extras included; the median of $486 is the fair-value figure.
Under about $365 — 25% below the $486 median. Before paying even that, be certain which variant you're looking at: a true FT-450AT or FT-450D is a different radio with a tuner inside, and prices should not be compared across the variants.
First, identify the variant — check for the internal tuner (AT/D) and price accordingly. Then the usual Yaesu checks: full 100 W output on all bands into a dummy load, the main dial encoder for skips, and the display for dim or missing segments. Menu-driven radios hide their sins well, so run through the DSP functions (notch, contour, IF shift) and confirm the radio responds as it should. A clean base FT-450 under the bargain line is one of the cheapest honest ways into 100 W of HF.
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