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Waterproof Handheld PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 446.003125-446.196875 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 800 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 446.003125-446.196875 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 3.5-25/3.5-25 W 500 mW

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 7.2 V DC
Current RX ? 2-2.5 A ?
TX - Max 9 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1975 in USA Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 2018 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
52 × 186 × 30 mm
(2.05 × 7.32 × 1.18 in)
Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 32 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features ? Twin RX • Up to 26 hours of long lasting battery life
• Channel Set Mode
• Power ON scan
• Tone scan (analogue)
• Nuisance delete
• Answer back call (analogue)
• LED light indicator
• Status Call (RX only)
• PC programmable
• AMBE+2™ dPMR standard vocoder
• IP67 Waterproofing and Dust-tight Protection
Accessories ? ? HS-94LWP or HS-95LWP hands-free headsets
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3B ICOM-IC-000970E ICOM-IC-F000029DR2