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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20℃ to +60℃ on the basis of 25℃)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 26-56 MHz 50-52 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
? FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
? FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7/50-54 MHz 50-52 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output AM: 2-20 W, FM/SSB/CW: 2-50 W 10 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 1.4-1.6 A ? 400 mA
TX Max 15 A ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
? 62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 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 ? ? 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 ICOM-IC-000575D ICOM-IC-000060 ICOM-ID-000052A