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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz minimum 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-950 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-6 m
2000 m option
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW 5-200 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains (85-265 V AC) 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 150 VA 200-450 mA
TX ? 800 VA max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 135 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 5.31 × 1.42 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 395 gr (13.9 oz) with BP-82 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in IC-R1. Twin RX and twin antennas 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS with logging
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×104 dot-matrix display
Voice synthesizer
Voice memory
Voltage indicator
IPX7 waterproof
Twin RX
Li-Ion battery pack
CI-V interface
Accessories ? ? AD-92SMA Antenna connector adapter. Converts from a SMA to a BNC.
BC-02 BC-02/II 12V 300MA Charger (BC-73E/BC-74E)
BC-202 Rapid desktop charger. Charges the BP-271 in 2 hours (approx.) inc. BC-06 AC adapter.
BP-271 Li-Ion battery pack. 7.4V/1150mAh (min.), 1200mAh (typ). Operating time: 4.5 hours in FM and DV mode (Typical operation in 1:1:8 duty cycle). Same as supplied.
BP-272 Li-ion battery pack 7.4V/1880mAh (min.), 2000mAh (typ.) Li-ion battery. Operating 8 hours in FM mode and 7.5 hours in DV mode. (Typical operation in 1:1:8 duty cycle)
BP-273 Battery case (LR6 (AA) × 3)
CP-12L Cigar Lighter Lead (Right Angle Plug)
CP-19R Cigar Lighter cable
CS-51PLUS2 Cloning software for ID-51EPLUS2.
CT-17 CI-V level converter (communications interface)
FA-S270C Antenna VHF/UHF
HM-153LS Durable type earphone microphone with slim L-type connector
HM-166LS Light type earphone microphone with slim L-type connector
HM-186LS Compact type speaker microphone with slim L-type connector.
HM-75LS Remote control speaker microphone with slim L-type connector.
HS-94 Headset (Ear-piece type)
HS-95 Hands-free operation. Requires VS-1/1L/1SL VOX unit for use.
HS-97 Earphone with Throat-mic
LC-179 Helps protect the transceiver from scratches.
MB-127 OPC-2006LS Plug adapter cable. OPC-2006LS is required when using the HS-94, HS-95 and HS-97
OPC-2144 Slim L-type plug adapter cable (Regular 2-pin connectors to slim L-type 2-pin connectors)
OPC-2350LU The OPC-2350LU USB Data Communication Cable.
OPC-254/L DC Power lead with fuse
RS-MS1A Android application for the ID-5100A/E series
RS-MS3A Terminal/Access point mode application for Android
RS-MS3W Terminal/Access point mode software for Windows PC
SJ-1 Silicon jacket case. Protect the transceiver from accidental drops.
MPN ICOM-IC-000002SRE ICOM-IC-007850 ICOM-ID-000051E-PLUS2