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Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
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 Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   GMSK   DV   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
5.52 MHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB 60 dB
Audio output 750 mW 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239
Impedance 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
Current RX 400 mA 300-500 mA
TX 2.5 A max 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 4154 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage 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
100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories Accessories for the ID-51E/ID-31E such as battery packs and microphones can be used ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000052A ATLAS-000210M