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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur HF/VHF Transceiver
Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. @ 0 to 50°C (32 to 122°F), after 1 minute warmup ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20℃ to +60℃ on the basis of 25℃)
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 10 Hz (SSB/CW), 10 / 100 Hz (AM/FM) 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz 0.03-75 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2.4kHz, 10dB S+N/N)
1.8MHz - 30MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.125µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.16µV (AMP2 “ON”)
AM (BW: 6kHz, 10dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @400Hz)
0.5MHz - 1.8MHz 7.9µV
1.8MHz - 30MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 1µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM (1kHz 3.5kHz DEV BW: 12kHz, 12dB SINAD)
28MHz - 30MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
50MHz - 54MHz 0.2µV (AMP2 “ON”)
70MHz - 70.5MHz 0.25µV (AMP2 “ON”)
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? Mode / –6dB / –60dB
CW (BW=0.5kHz) / 0.5kHz or better / 0.75kHz or less
SSB (BW=2.4kHz) / 2.4kHz or better / 3.6kHz or less
AM (BW=6kHz) / 6kHz or better / 15kHz or less
FM (BW=12kHz) / 12kHz or better / 25kHz or less
FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 13 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne / Hybrid SDR Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9.005 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 70dB or better (1.8MHz - 28MHz Amateur bands) 60dB or better (50MHz Amateur band) 60dB or better (70MHz UK Amateur band) ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.5W into 4Ω with 10% THD 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m + WARC and 60m / 6m / 4m (Europe) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? HF 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
6m 5-100 W (AM: 5-25 W)
0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - RS-232C / DVI (external display) / USB -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ± 15% 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 400 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 2020 and 202x Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 425 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
266 × 91 × 263 mm
(10.47 × 3.58 × 10.35 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 6 bank(s) 4154 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SCU-LAN10: LAN unit
SP-30: External speaker
XF-130CN: 300 Hz roofing filter
YH-77STA: Lightweight headphones
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 EDDYSTONE-000940 YAESU-FTDX000010 ICOM-ID-000052E