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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver
100 W solid state amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20℃ to +60℃ on the basis of 25℃) ?
Tuning steps 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz 0.5-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK   All mode  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 750 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   All mode  
RF-output 3.5-25/3.5-25 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external 12-14.5 V DC
Current RX 2-2.5 A 400 mA ?
TX Max 9 A 2.5 A max 30 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
260 × 150 × 100 mm
(10.24 × 5.91 × 3.94 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 4154 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX 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
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Accessories ? Accessories for the ID-51E/ID-31E such as battery packs and microphones can be used ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000970E ICOM-ID-000052E XIEGU-XPA000125B