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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 140-150 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 140-150 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 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 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 ? Max 600 mA 400 mA
TX ? Max 6 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1983 and 198x Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 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 22 diode programmable channels, 25 kHz spacing. CTCSS 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-000240 ICOM-IC-000027A ICOM-ID-000052A