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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20℃ to +60℃ on the basis of 25℃)
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 11m 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity (136.000~174.000 MHz) 12dB SINAD - 16 dBµV ? FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity > 6 kHz @ -6 dB
> 15 kHz @ -60 dB
? FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 2.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm Internal speaker 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 11m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.8 A ? 400 mA
TX 10 A max ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
? 62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 4154 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS/GLONASS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
2.3" colour display
Bluetooth enabled
Waterfall display
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? Accessories for the ID-51E/ID-31E such as battery packs and microphones can be used
MPN DRAGON-SY-000130E PRESIDENT-VEEP ICOM-ID-000052E