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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 87.5-108 / 108-174 / 335-480 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK   FM  
Sensitivity Main band: 0.2 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
Sub band: 0.25 µV or better (-12 dB SINAD)
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity FM, -6 dB: 12 kHz or more, -60 dB: 28 kHz or less
N-FM, -6 dB: 6 kHz or more, -60 dB: 14 kHz or less
FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 9 V DC
Current RX 400-600 mA 200-450 mA ?
TX Max 11 A 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 202 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Detachable control head. Theft alarm. CTCSS & DCS. Twin RX. 1200/9600 bd packet and GPS option (EJ-50U). 10F3 digital voice board (EJ-47U) option (requires at least two similarly equipped radios) 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
Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
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.
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MPN ALINCO-DR-000620T ICOM-ID-000051E-PLUS2 WHISTLER-WS001010