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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile PMR446 Transceiver
Multimode QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  70cm  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz
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Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
7-22 MHz (1.8-7 MHz via mod)
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
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 0.2 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system Single/double conversion superheterodyne ? Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
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Image rejection Better than 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
40-15 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 0.5 / 5 W 3.5-8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 12 V DC ±10% 10.5-13.8 V DC
Current RX 1 A max ? 350 mA
TX 6 A max ? 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 2015 and 201x in China Between 2014 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
100 × 22 × 85 mm
(3.94 × 0.87 × 3.35 in)
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Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL + DCS
Display can be flipped 180° which allows for mounting upside down
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Accessories ? PRG-GB1: Programming cable and software ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000751A MIDLAND-GB000001 LNR-PRECISION-LD-000005