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

General

HAM bands 70cm  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 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 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 Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz (VHF), 30.875 MHz (UHF) - No options installed
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output 10 W High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 + N-type SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 0.85-1.4 A 400 mA
TX ? Max 12 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1989 and 1990 in Japan Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 1.60 kg (3.5 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) 24 channels in 2 bank(s) 4154 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CI-V Modular and expandable design
CTCSS/PL encoder
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 ICOM-IC-000375D ICOM-IC-000901E ICOM-ID-000052E