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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld Marine Transceiver
Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20℃ to +60℃ on the basis of 25℃)
Tuning steps ? Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 156.050-162.025 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-AM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? -3 dB µV (20 dB SINAD) FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 1 W 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 156.050-162.025 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output AM: 100 W, CW: 130 W 1 / 4 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA SMA
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2 V DC, 1350 mAh Nio-MH 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX - 60-180 mA 400 mA
TX ? 600-1200 mA 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 65 × 143 × 40 mm
(2.56 × 5.63 × 1.57 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 4154 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 10 x XTAL selector (VFO option), 2 x 6146 finals. ? 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 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-II PRESIDENT-PM-001200-WP ICOM-ID-000052E