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Waterproof Handheld PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps FM: 1 / 5 / 25 kHz, SSB/CW: 0.1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
446.003125-446.196875 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 39380 kHz
2nd: 1075 kHz
1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
?
Image rejection ? 2 m: 65 dB, 70 cm: 60 dB ?
Audio output internal speaker Internal speaker 800 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
446.003125-446.196875 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 1 / 5 / 10 W 500 mW

Connections

Antenna N-type N-type SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 7.2 V DC
Current RX ? 1.3 A ?
TX 3.6 A max 4.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 2018 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
362 × 109 × 330 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 12.99 in)
52 × 186 × 30 mm
(2.05 × 7.32 × 1.18 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 33 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features Dual VFO's. Scanning Remote control
CTCSS / DTMF options
• 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
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CAW05 power cord
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MPN ICOM-IC-000490E STANDARD-C-000050 ICOM-IC-F000029DR2