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Mobile CB Transceiver
Dual-Band D-STAR Digital Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 0.003 % ±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 26.965-27.? MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 225-374.995 (AM) / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   N-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.2 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity 20 kHz (-50 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB) FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection -40 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 3.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm 750 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965-27.? MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 4 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.7-15.9 V 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 ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2022 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 170 × 60 × 240 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
62 × 122 × 35 mm
(2.44 × 4.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with BP-272 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 4154 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PA
Delta tune (± 750 Hz)
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 SBE-TOUCH/COM 000040 ICOM-ID-000052E