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QST Product Review

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ID-51A

VHF / UHF Dual Band Transceiver

©2013 Icom America Inc. The Icom logo is a registered trademark of Icom Inc.

Summary of Contents for ID-51A

Page 1: ...expresses its gratitude to the ARRL for the permission to reprint and post this review on our Website This product review remains the copyright of the ARRL To join the ARRL please visit www arrl org ID 51A VHF UHF Dual Band Transceiver 2013 Icom America Inc The Icom logo is a registered trademark of Icom Inc ...

Page 2: ...ce The MENU key gives access to the comprehensive menu selections while the QUICK key provides quick access to those func tions that are used more frequently The QUICK key is context sensitive for what the user is doing at the time for example character editing functions when entering data A MODE SCAN key changes modes and starts scans A MAIN DUAL key selects the VFO band and frequencies to be dis...

Page 3: ...e CD packed with the radio Further a programming cable is not absolutely neces sary because the icf programming file can 2 M 70 cm Note Measurements shown are for Receiver A Key Off Scale pr080 250 50 T R 126 Tx Rx Turnaround Time ms 124 100 800 Snd 218 Audio Output mW 60 110 Img Image Rejection dB 135 82 60 110 IF 135 IF Rejection dB 102 ChRej 50 90 66 Adjacent Channel Rejection dB 65 40 70 I3 Rx...

Page 4: ...ough to show quite a bit of data clearly Figure 2 The built in broadcast band radio is a plus for public service operators who need to keep an ear on local news updates Figure 3 The ID 51A features a built in GPS receiver The receiver is used to determine which D STAR repeaters are closest to you The trans ceiver can also use the GPS receiver to track your position and share the information over t...

Page 5: ... memory channel selection hits the Home CH a beep is emitted letting the user know his her home repeater has been se lected Again the idea here is to free the eyes from having to look at the display and again that is a safety feature while driving Summary The reader will note that this review is a few pages long with lab results and graphics The ID 51A comes with two manuals as I ve already noted ...

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