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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz minimum 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-60 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
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 Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
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 Passband 700 Hz (approximate) 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne 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 ≥ 70 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 5-200 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC Mains (85-265 V AC) 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 200 VA 200-450 mA
TX 1 A max 800 VA max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 101 channels in bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
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 HEATHKIT-HW-000009 ICOM-IC-007851 ICOM-ID-000051E-PLUS2