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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 50-52 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   FM   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.133 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity FM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <14 kHz (-60 dB)
FMN: >3 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
? FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB (75 dB typical) ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ? 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
50-52 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 65 W, Mid1: 25 W, Mid2: 10 W, Low: 5 W 10 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 0.8-1 A ? 400 mA
TX 15 A max ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
? 62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 4154 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital voice/data (D-STAR) option (UT-118 (formerly UT-115)). Please note that this requires at least two similarly equiped radios. Weather channel with alert (US version only) CTCSS, DTCS and DTMF. Multi-color LCD. ? 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 ICOM-IC-002200H ICOM-IC-000060 ICOM-ID-000052A