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Mobile HF transceiver
HF/VHF SDR Receiver
Waterproof Handheld PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? None 
Freq. stability ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 PPB 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.250-30 MHz 0.009-31 / 60-260 MHz 446.003125-446.196875 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   All mode   FM  
Sensitivity 0.12 µV, –125 dBm for 10 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity >70 dB at –1 kHz and +4 kHz ref SCF USB ? ?
Filters 2.4 kHz standard (500 Hz, 2.7 kHz optional) Tracking RF filters ?
Receiver system SDR Processing Architecture: DSP, 456 MHz, 32-bit FPGA, 500,000 gate MCU, ARM9, 300 MHz 32-bit Digital Down Converter, software defined ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output Less than 3 dB variation from 300 Hz to 3 kHz (with optional 2.7 kHz filter) ? 800 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-30 MHz - 446.003125-446.196875 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   All mode   FM  
RF-output 125 W PEP ±1 dB (two-tone or voice), user-programmable (low / medium / high) ? 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10.8 to 15 V DC (12 V Nominal) 5 V DC (USB port) 7.2 V DC
Current RX 500 mA (backlight min, audio muted) ? ?
TX 12.5 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 201x and 20xx in Australia Between 2017 and 20xx in France Between 2018 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 210 × 270 × 65 mm
(8.27 × 10.63 × 2.56 in)
? 52 × 186 × 30 mm
(2.05 × 7.32 × 1.18 in)
Weight 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset ? 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) ? 32 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features Up to 500 contact list entries
USB (via Handset or Console)
Serial RS232 (supports NMEA-0183 GPS)
Ethernet (TCP/IP, supports remote control)
Auxiliary GPIO (audio in/out, PTT, RS232) on Envoy™ X2 model
Ingress Protection: IP43, MIL-STD-810G method 510.5
4 programmable GPIO's • 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 CODRADI013 AIRSPY-HF+ ICOM-IC-F000029DR2