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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ? 11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 225 - 399.995 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 μV @ 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
? ?
Filters SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) ? ?
Receiver system Double-Conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 60-70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
225 - 399.995 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC FM: 4-20 W, AM: 2-5 W 0.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 N-type + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external ? 12 V DC ±10%
Current RX 250-450 mA ? ?
TX 2.0 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
? 100 × 22 × 85 mm
(3.94 × 0.87 × 3.35 in)
Weight 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready ? CTCSS/PL + DCS
Display can be flipped 180° which allows for mounting upside down
Accessories ? ? PRG-GB1: Programming cable and software
MPN YAESU-FT-000817 MOTOROLA-LST-000005B MIDLAND-GB000001