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Mobile CB Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±0.002% ± 2.5 p.p.m. @ 25 °C ?
Tuning steps Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 26.965 - 27.405 MHz 0.52-1.710 / 76-108 / 108-174 / 380-479 MHz 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV FM/N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM/DV: 50 dB
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system PLL Synthesizer Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 46.355 / 61.655 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection 65 dB ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 4 W Internal speaker 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC)

Transmitter

TX-range 26.965 - 27.405 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output 4 W 0.1 / 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W 50 mW ... 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external)
Current RX 650 mA 200-450 mA 48-310 mA
TX 2.2 A max 2.5 A max 0.4-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2016 and 201x Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 184 × 190 × 57 mm
(7.24 × 7.48 × 2.24 in)
58 × 105 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 4.13 × 1.02 in)
56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight 997 gr (2.2 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1304 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 40 Channel Operation
7-Color LCD Display
Weather Alert
PA/CB Switch
Wireless Mic Compatible
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
CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
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 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-000880 ICOM-ID-000051E-PLUS2 KENWOOD-TH-D000074