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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20℃ to +60℃ on the basis of 25℃)
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ± 3 kHz (-6 dB) FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 400 mW 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m / 160 m optional - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 100 W (180 W INPUT) - 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC or 8 × C cells 7.4 V DC (with BP-272), 7.2 V DC (with BP-307 or 10-16 V DC external
Current RX - 35 mA 400 mA
TX ? - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x Between 1962 and 1968 in USA Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 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 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V HEATHKIT-GC-000001A-'MOHICAN' ICOM-ID-000052E