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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 - 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations - AM   N-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 160-10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV  
RF-output AM: 100 W, CW: 130 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 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 - 400 mA 1.7 A
TX ? 2.5 A max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx 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 ? 4154 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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
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 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-II ICOM-ID-000052E FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008400