Yes but don't forget that if you're using an LPD frequency using higher power under your radio ham licence, you're no longer an LPD user but a radio amateur who is sharing the frequency with LPD users - who you're not permitted to talk to! You also have to use your callsign etc. as normal. What would be the point of using a modded LPD radio for that?albrecht wrote:Where did you get the info about LP433 not being usable, I was under the impression that we can use channels 40-69. Of course one can have the antenna mod and high power if one is a radio amateur, it's not that difficult to pass.
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Regulations for (d)PMR446/LPD433 still vary by country. In Lithuania for example:B5566 wrote:With 446 the only two LEGAL ways to achieve better results is 1st climb up to some better spot or 2nd buy another 446 with longer helical on it or the ones with magmount stubby antenna on the lead (still non detachable setup but for mobile).
PMR446
446–446,1 MHz
500 mW e.r.p.
Channel spacing 12,5 kHz. FM.
Can't be used with a repeater. Can't be used on an aircraft inflight.
dPMR446
446,1–446,2 MHz
500 mW e.r.p.
Channel spacing 6,25 kHz/12,5 kHz. Duty cycle no more than 180 sec.
Can't be used on an aircraft inflight. Handhelds with integral antenna only.
LPD433(relevant voice part)
434,04–434,79 MHz
10 mW e. r. p.
<=10% duty cycle.
Unlimited duty cycle with channel spacing up to 25kHz. Voice transmission only allowed if enhanced RFI suppression is used, whatever the hell it means.
So technically, using a detachable antenna on PMR466/LPD433 is legal here.