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Back pack HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Power / SWR-meter
Waterproof Handheld PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ± 0.5 p.p.m. - ?
Tuning steps ? - 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-40 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 446.003125-446.196875 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   FM  
Sensitivity ? - ?
Selectivity ? - ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 800 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 1.5-40 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 446.003125-446.196875 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   FM  
RF-output 50 W PEP, 2-5 W low power setting ? 500 mW

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 20-28V DC None 7.2 V DC
Current RX ? - ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in UK Between 1970 and 1981 in USA Between 2018 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 228 × 380 × 100 mm
(8.98 × 14.96 × 3.94 in)
133 × 133 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.24 × 6.50 in)
52 × 186 × 30 mm
(2.05 × 7.32 × 1.18 in)
Weight 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None 32 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features Range: 20 km with whip antenna, up to 5000 km with long wire or dipole - • 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 CLANSMAN-PRC-000319 HEATHKIT-HM-000102 ICOM-IC-F000029DR2