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Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  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℃) ≥ 1.5 p.p.m. after warm-up (30 minutes) ≥ 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (20 minutes)
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 0.5-30 MHz (continuous) 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations N-AM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
≥ 0.45 µV ?
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 0.5 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 80-15m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W 5 W 5 W on battery, 10 W on external power

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external 13.8 V DC 9-15 V DC
Current RX 400 mA 500 mA 550 mA
TX 2.5 A max 2.5 A max 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan Between 2022 and 20xx in China Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
97 × 40 × 155 mm
(3.82 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
180 × 86 × 49 mm
(7.09 × 3.39 × 1.93 in)
Weight 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna ? ?
Form factor Handheld Portable Portable

Other features

Memories 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-ID-000052A XIEGU-G000001M XIEGU-X006100