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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Phone Patch
Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  None  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? - ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20℃ to +60℃ on the basis of 25℃)
Tuning steps Continuous - 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands N/A 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
- FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ± 3 kHz (-6 dB) - FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters - - ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne - Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz - 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? - ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 400 mW - 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - N/A 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - All mode   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output - - 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12 V DC or 8 × C cells Mains 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 35 mA ? 400 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1968 in USA Between 1966 and 1983 in USA Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
235 × 67 × 92 mm
(9.25 × 2.64 × 3.62 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 1.13 kg (2.5 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 4154 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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 HEATHKIT-GC-000001A-'MOHICAN' HEATHKIT-HD-000015 ICOM-ID-000052E