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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? +/- 1 p.p.m. typical over 0-50 °C ± 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

Receiver

RX-range 140-150 MHz 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
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 ? -138 dBm typ. with 20 dB preamp, 500 Hz bandwidth
-140 dBm typ. on 6 m with 30-dB preamp
FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? 500 Hz FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? Optional roofing filters (KXFL3) ?
Receiver system ? SDR Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 500 mW Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 140-150 MHz 0.310-32 / 44-54 MHz (160-6 m)
144-148 MHz optional (2 m)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W HF: 12 W, 6m: 10 W, 2m: ? 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8~15 V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX Max 1.5 A 150 mA 200-450 mA
TX Max 8 A 2 A max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2012 and 20xx in USA Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 38 × 172 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.77 in)
188 × 89 × 41 mm
(7.40 × 3.50 × 1.61 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 680 gr (1.5 lbs) without options 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 150 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Software Defined Radio
Built-in auto-AT
Built-in keyer and paddle
100 W PA option
Dual VFO's
Optional 2 meter module (KX3-2)
8 band RX EQ
Lunable I.F. passband width/shift
Optional roofing filters (KXFL3)
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 SANTEC-FM-000240 ELECRAFT-KX000003 ICOM-ID-000051E-PLUS2