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

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±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 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   N-AM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? AM: 0.75 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? 4.2 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 7.8 MHz 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W (PEP) 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 11.7-15.9 V DC 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 2 A 400 mA
TX - 3 A max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1979 in Taiwan Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
232 × 65 × 275 mm
(9.13 × 2.56 × 10.83 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries 3.55 kg (7.8 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 4154 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PA
ANL
Noise Blanker
RF & Mic gain
SWR-meter
Tone
Dimmer
Scanning
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 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000048 PRESIDENT-ADAMS ICOM-ID-000052E