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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  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 10-160 m 0.5-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 ? ? 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 125 W High: 5/5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1/1 W, Low1: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, 0.3 W (220 MHz, FM), 1 W (50 MHz, AM) 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2V DC (internal), 10-16V DC (external) 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 25-200 mA 400 mA
TX ? 0.6-1.8 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2002 and 200x Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 60 × 90 × 28 mm
(2.36 × 3.54 × 1.10 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 250 gr (8.8 oz) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 500 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 ? Waterproof/submersible. Twin RX 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 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000A YAESU-VX-000007R ICOM-ID-000052E