409 MHz Public Radio Service

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Public Radio Service - China Only, PRS or PRS409. This is the "409" referred to in many China based Chinese radio vendors, they are referring to the Chinese version of the FRS/PMR446 type UHF walkie talkie radio service.

409 MHz band - China, Hong Kong, etc. etc. 409.750 MHz to 409.9875 MHz.

409 MHz license free radio service, walkie-talkies Chinese license free. 0.5 watt / 500 milliwatt maximum power, 12.5 kHz channel steps, 20 channels total. Narrow band FM voice only. Maximum deviation 2.5 kHz - 10K0F3E emission (10 kHz bandwidth). Similar in scope to the 462 MHz-467 MHz FRS services, the 446 MHz PMR446 service and the 477 MHz UHF CB service.

  • Channel 1 - 409.7500 MHz
  • Channel 2 - 409.7625 MHz
  • Channel 3 - 409.7750 MHz
  • Channel 4 - 409.7875 MHz
  • Channel 5 - 409.8000 MHz
  • Channel 6 - 409.8125 MHz
  • Channel 7 - 409.8250 MHz
  • Channel 8 - 409.8375 MHz
  • Channel 9 - 409.8500 MHz
  • Channel 10 - 409.8625 MHz
  • Channel 11 - 409.8750 MHz
  • Channel 12 - 409.8875 MHz
  • Channel 13 - 409.9000 MHz
  • Channel 14 - 409.9125 MHz
  • Channel 15 - 409.9250 MHz
  • Channel 16 - 409.9375 MHz
  • Channel 17 - 409.9500 MHz
  • Channel 18 - 409.9625 MHz
  • Channel 19 - 409.9750 MHz
  • Channel 20 - 409.9875 MHz

Consumer-grade walkie-talkies are often available as "three band" versions - a 22 channel 462 MHz/467 MHz FRS version, a 16 channel PMR446 version and a 20 channel PRS409 version. Some are available as four band versions, PRS409, FRS, PMR446 and a 40 channel/77 channel/80 channel UHF CB version.


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