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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   FM   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity AM 0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM 118-137 MHz: 4 µV (1000 Hz, 30% mod)
W-FM: 4 µV (20 dB S/N, mono)
SSB: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
? FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity AM/SSB (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=4 kHz)
>4 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=2.3 kHz)
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <5 kHz (-60 dB)
15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB (0.1-30 / 118-137 MHz)>50 dB (87-108 MHz) >60 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna F-type + Built-in sweep BNC SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9V DC (6R20/D) or mains 8-10.8V DC 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 510-830 mA 20-130 mA 400 mA
TX - 220-550 mA 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2004 in China Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 24 × 22 mm
(2.13 × 0.94 × 0.87 in)
65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 70 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 ANL. Dual clock. 1750 Hz tone burst 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 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000800 ICOM-IC-000002E ICOM-ID-000052E