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Compact PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 130-210 MHz 0.495-999.990 MHz 446 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 446 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W 0.5-1 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA Proprietary
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-11.5V DC 3.7V 1500mah Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? 65-220 mA ?
TX - Max 2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 195x in USA Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 489 × 241 × 275 mm
(19.25 × 9.49 × 10.83 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
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Weight ? 240 gr (8.5 oz) with BP-217 and antenna 120 gr (4.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 555 channels in 18 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features ? DTMF and CTCSS. RIT +/- 5 KHz. 10 dB attenuator. Tuned frequency can be announced in morse code! PC-programmable. Alpha tags. LED Flashlight
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000037 ICOM-IC-E000090 BAOFENG-BF-T000001