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Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands None  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℃) (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps - 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range None 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations - N-AM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
Sensitivity - FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
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Selectivity - FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
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Filters - ? ?
Receiver system - Double conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. - 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection - ≥ 60 dB ≥ 100 dB
Audio output - 750 mW 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range None 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output - 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 / 240 V AC) 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal)
Current RX 6.5 W 400 mA 1.7 A
TX ? 2.5 A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan Between 2024 and 202x in USA
Dimensions ? 62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories None 4154 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full six digits display
12 / 24 hour format
Backup battery
Automatic light sensor
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
Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
Accessories ? Accessories for the ID-51E/ID-31E such as battery packs and microphones can be used ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GC-001092D ICOM-ID-000052E FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400