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Mobile PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 216-250 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 μV @ 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 222-225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 446.00625-446.09375 MHz (All PMR446 channels)
440-471 MHz (after modification)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: Up to 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.8 W 5-200 W (AM 5-50 W) 0.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7-16V DC Mains (110-240 V AC) 12 V DC ±10%
Current RX 20-280 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.2 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 2002 in Japan Between 2015 and 201x in China
Dimensions 56 × 124 × 37 mm
(2.20 × 4.88 × 1.46 in)
424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
100 × 22 × 85 mm
(3.94 × 0.87 × 3.35 in)
Weight 310 gr (10.9 oz) with EBP50N 16.70 kg (36.8 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 160 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/DTMF Theft alarm. Experimental mosquito repeal feature. Twin RX CTCSS/PL + DCS
Display can be flipped 180° which allows for mounting upside down
Accessories ? ? PRG-GB1: Programming cable and software
MPN ALINCO-DJ-000296T ICOM-IC-000775 MIDLAND-GB000001