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Mobile PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz
? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 2-20 MHz in 4 bands 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ≤ 0.5 μV @ 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? 3 switch-selected bandwidths available; 5 kc/s,1200 c/s and 300 c/s, including LF filters. ?
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
601.3 kHz ?
Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 0.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 200-250V AC / 12V DC 12 V DC ±10%
Current RX 1 A max 60 W ?
TX 6 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 194x and 19xx Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
413 × 222 × 286 mm
(16.26 × 8.74 × 11.26 in)
100 × 22 × 85 mm
(3.94 × 0.87 × 3.35 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 18.30 kg (40.4 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL + DCS
Display can be flipped 180° which allows for mounting upside down
Accessories ? ? PRG-GB1: Programming cable and software
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000751A MARCONI-R001475-RG44 MIDLAND-GB000001