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Mobile PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 10-160 m 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 μV @ 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 10-160 m 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 10 W 0.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 85-265 VAC 13.8V DC 12 V DC ±10%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
100 × 22 × 85 mm
(3.94 × 0.87 × 3.35 in)
Weight ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 11 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 ? Full QSK CTCSS/PL + DCS
Display can be flipped 180° which allows for mounting upside down
Accessories ? ? PRG-GB1: Programming cable and software
MPN ICOM-X000003 JRC-JST-000100S MIDLAND-GB000001