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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-200 MHz all-mode incl WFM 10-160 m + WARC 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output 100/100/20 W 20-100 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + RCA (Tulip) SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - RS-232C -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14 V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 1.8 A 1.5 A 200-450 mA
TX Max 20 A 20 A max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 199x in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1304 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 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-000706MKII TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562 ICOM-ID-000051E-PLUS2