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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
UHF Transceiver
Mobile PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.) 430-440 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
? ≤ 0.5 μV @ 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3.6-6.3V DC ?V DC 12 V DC ±10%
Current RX 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off) ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
? 100 × 22 × 85 mm
(3.94 × 0.87 × 3.35 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 450 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features Built-in color TFT screen ? CTCSS/PL + DCS
Display can be flipped 180° which allows for mounting upside down
Accessories ? ? PRG-GB1: Programming cable and software
MPN ICOM-IC-R000003 ICOM-IC-T000032 MIDLAND-GB000001