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Mobile PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 26.065-28.305 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 μV @ 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ? ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.065-28.305 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 18 W 0.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 12 V DC ±10%
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 180 × 63 × 218 mm
(7.09 × 2.48 × 8.58 in)
100 × 22 × 85 mm
(3.94 × 0.87 × 3.35 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features S-meter
Antenna trimmer
AM/FM/SSB/CW CTCSS/PL + DCS
Display can be flipped 180° which allows for mounting upside down
Accessories ? ? PRG-GB1: Programming cable and software
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 SUPERSTAR-002000 MIDLAND-GB000001