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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
? 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 <STRONG>15-160 m:</STRONG> Better than 60 dB <STRONG>10 m:</STRONG> Better than 50 dB ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 10 W 3.5 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.5V DC ? 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 400 mA
TX Max 2 A ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1978 and 198x Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
180 × 55 × 210 mm
(7.09 × 2.17 × 8.27 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 4154 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) 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 YAESU-FT-000301SD ZODIAC-DIGITAL-000023 ICOM-ID-000052A