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Mobile PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz 118-136 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
? ≤ 0.5 μV @ 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
? ?
Filters 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent ? ?
Receiver system 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz ? ?
Audio output > 2W at 8Ω load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 9 V DC 12 V DC ±10%
Current RX 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
? 100 × 22 × 85 mm
(3.94 × 0.87 × 3.35 in)
Weight 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Headless Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 6 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 CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
? CTCSS/PL + DCS
Display can be flipped 180° which allows for mounting upside down
Accessories ? ? PRG-GB1: Programming cable and software
MPN AOR-AR-002300 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000528-(VERSION-1) MIDLAND-GB000001