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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20℃ to +60℃ on the basis of 25℃)
Tuning steps ? 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 0.5 kHz (-6 kHz), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB ?
Receiver system Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 2 watts into 8 ohm 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
1260-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
- 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output 5-50 / 5-50 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option) ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 + Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 12V DC / 10 AA cells 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 3.5 A (with UX-910) 350-600 mA 400 mA
TX Max 23 A - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 212 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 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 Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
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-000910D PALSTAR-RC000030 ICOM-ID-000052A