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Waterproof Handheld PMR446 Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? 6.25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 446.003125-446.196875 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 800 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 446.003125-446.196875 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC Max 25 W 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 8-10.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 7.2 V DC
Current RX 20-130 mA ? ?
TX 220-550 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 1984 and 19xx Between 2018 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
? 52 × 186 × 30 mm
(2.05 × 7.32 × 1.18 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 32 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features 1750 Hz tone burst ? • Up to 26 hours of long lasting battery life
• Channel Set Mode
• Power ON scan
• Tone scan (analogue)
• Nuisance delete
• Answer back call (analogue)
• LED light indicator
• Status Call (RX only)
• PC programmable
• AMBE+2™ dPMR standard vocoder
• IP67 Waterproofing and Dust-tight Protection
Accessories ? ? HS-94LWP or HS-95LWP hands-free headsets
MPN ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-IC-000471E ICOM-IC-F000029DR2