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INTRODUCTION
- About these Advanced Instructions (PDF format)
- Functions and features of Adobe Reader
Section 1 ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT
- Antenna
- Battery pack
- Belt clip
- Hand strap
Section 2 USING A microSD CARD
- About the microSD card
- Saving data onto the microSDcard
- Inserting the microSD card
  - Formatting the microSD card
- Removing the microSD card
- Save setting data onto a microSD card
- Save with a different file name
- Loading the saved data files that are on the microSD card
  - About the microSD cards folder composition
  - Make a backup file on your PC
- Updating the repeater list
  - 1. Downloading the latest setting file (ICF file)
  - 2. Inserting the microSD card into a PC
  - 3. Copying the latest ICF file to the microSD card
  - 4. Inserting the microSD card
  - 5. Updating the repeater list
Section 3 PANEL DESCRIPTION
- Front, top and side panels
- Function display
Section 4 BATTERY CHARGING
- Battery information
  - Battery life
  - Battery icon
- Charging through the [DC IN] jack
  - Battery icon
  - Charging note
- Optional battery case
  - Battery life
  - About the battery replacement
- Charging with the optional desktop charger
  - Charging note
- External DC power operation
  - Operating note
Section 5 BASIC OPERATION
- Power ON
- Setting audio volume
- MAIN band selection
- Selecting the operating band
- Selecting a tuning step
  - Tuning step selection
- Setting a frequency
- Setting the squelch level
- Selecting the operating mode
- Monitor function
- Selecting the Mode
  - VFO mode
  - Memory/Call channel/Weather channel* mode
  - DR (D-STAR Repeater) mode
- Receiving
- Transmitting
  - About transmit power levels
- Key Lock function
- ATT (AIR) function
- Band Scope function
  - Sweep operation
- Dualwatch operation
  - Setting the volume for Dualwatch
- Weather channel operation (U.S.A. version transceivers only)
  - Weather channel selection
  - Weather alert function
Section 6 BC RADIO OPERATION
- Basic operation
  - Descriptions
  - Turning ON the BC Radio
  - Listening to the BC Radio while monitoring two ham bands
  - Mode selection
  - Bank selection on the Memory bank mode
  - AM/FM radio mode selection
  - To searching the broadcast signal
  - Attenuator function
  - Setting squelch level
  - Monitor function
  - Setting a tuning step (AM Only)
- Adding or editing a BC Radio memory
  - BC Radio Memory
  - Add a BC Radio memory
    - 1. Adding a BC Radio Memory and entering the editmode
    - 2. BC Radio Memory name programming
    - 3. Frequency programming
    - 4. Skip setting
    - 5. Writing BC Radio Memory
  - Deleting a BC Radio memory
  - Editing a BC radio memory
  - Rearrange the display order of the BC Radio memory
- Skip setting for the BC radio memory
- Using the BC Radio Mode
- BC Radio setting
  - FM Antenna
  - Power Save (BC Radio)
  - Auto Mute
  - Volume Select
  - BC Radio Level
Section 7 D-STAR INTRODUCTION
- D-STAR Intoroduction
- About the DR (D-STAR Repeater) mode
- Communication Form in the DR mode
Section 8 D-STAR OPERATION <BASIC>
- FROM (Access repeater) setting
  - Using the preloaded repeater list
  - Using the DR mode scan
  - Using the Repeater Search function
    - 1. Receiving your own position data from the GPSreceiver
    - 2. Receiving your own position from the GPS receiver
  - Using the TX History
- TO (Destination) setting
  - Using the Local CQ (Local Area call)
  - Using the Gateway CQ (Gateway call)
  - Using the Your Call Sign
  - Using the RX History
  - Using the TX History
  - Directly inputting (UR)
  - Directly inputting (RPT)
Section 9 D-STAR OPERATION <ADVANCED>
- Message operation
  - TX message programming
  - Message Transmission
  - TX message deleting
- Received call sign viewing
- BK mode communication
  - View in the RX History screen
- EMR communication
  - Adjusting the EMR AF level
- Display type setting
- DV automatic detection
- Automatic Reply function
  - Recording an Auto Reply voice announcement
  - Playing back the recorded voice audio
  - Auto Position Reply function
- Low-speed data communication
  - Connection
  - Low-speed data communication application setting
  - Low-speed data communication operation
- Speech function
  - To announce the received call sign
  - To announce the RX>CS call sign
  - Speech Language selection
  - Phonetic Code setting for the Speech alphabetcharacter
  - Speech speed selection
  - Speech level selection
- Digital squelch functions
  - The digital call sign squelch setting
  - Pocket beep function with the digital callsign squelch
  - The digital code squelch setting
  - Pocket beep function with the digitalcode squelch
- Viewing the call signs
- Repeater list
  - Repeater list contents
- Repeater list programming
  - New repeater programming
    - 1. Repeater group selection
    - 2. Repeater name programming
    - 3. Repeater sub name programming
    - 4. Repeater call sign programming
    - 5. Gateway repeater call sign programming
    - 6. Repeater group viewing
    - 7. Access repeater setting
    - 8. Access repeater frequency programming
    - 9. Duplex direction setting
    - 10. Frequency offset programming
    - 11. Position data accuracy level setting
    - 12. Latitude programming
    - 13. Longitude programming
    - 14. UTC Offset programming
    - 15. Storing the repeater list
- Editing a repeater list
- Deleting a repeater list
- Rearrange the display order of the repeater
- Adding the Repeater information using the RX History
- Skip setting for the DR mode scan
  - Individual skip setting
  - Group skip setting
- Repeater group name programming
- Repeater detail screen
- Your (destination) call sign programming
- Deleting Your (destination) call sign
- Rearrange the display order of Your (destination) call sign
- About the repeater list default values
  - Opening the default repeater list
- Your setting is correct?
Section 10 GPS/GPS-A OPERATION
- GPS operation
  - Receiving GPS data
- Checking GPS Position
  - Displaying Position Data
  - Changing the Grid Locator
  - Changing the Compass Direction
  - Saving your own or received position data
- Checking GPS Information (Sky view screen)
- Adding or editing GPS memory
  - GPS Memory
  - Add a GPS memory
    - 1. Adding GPS Memory and entering the edit mode
    - 2. GPS Memory name programming
    - 3. GPS Memory date programming
    - 4. GPS Memory time programming
    - 5. GPS Memory latitude programming
    - 6. GPS Memory longitude programming
    - 7. GPS Memory Group programming
    - 8. Writing GPS Memory
  - GPS group name programming
  - Deleting GPS data
  - Rearrange the display order of the GPS memory
  - GPS alarm setting
- Transmitting GPS data
  - GPS data sentence setting
  - GPS message programming
- Transmitting GPS-A data
  - D-PRS
  - Operating GPS-A
  - Setting GPS-A
    - 1. Setting GPS-A in the GPS TX Mode
    - 2. Unproto Address display
    - 3. Setting Data Extension
    - 4. Setting Time Stamp
    - 5. Setting Altitude
    - 6. Setting GPS-A Symbol
    - 7. Setting SSID
    - 8. Comment programming
  - Displaying your position using a mappingsoftware
- GPS Auto transmission for only Simplex
  - Setting the GPS automatic transmission
- GPS Logger function
  - GPS Logger operating outline
  - GPS Logger operation
  - Turning ON the GPS Logger function
  - Setting the GPS record interval
  - Viewing the route on a PC Map
  - Using <<GPS Logger Only>> mode
Section 11 VOICE MEMORY FUNCTION
- Recording a QSO audio
  - To start recording
  - To stop recording
- Playing back the recorded audio
- Changing the recording mode
- Operation while playing back
  - Fast-forward while playing
  - Rewind while playing
  - Pause while playing
  - Playing the previously file
  - Playing the next file
  - Pause at the beginning of the previouslyfile (Fast forward the file)
  - Pause at the beginning of the next file(Rewind the file)
- Changing the skip time
- VOICE PLAYER screens description
- Deleting the recorded contents (audio)
- Deleting the folder
- Continue to record even if no signals are received
- Record the transmit and receive audio into the same file
- Start to record when the [PTT] switch is pushed
- Viewing the file information
- Viewing the folder information
- Voice Recorder function
  - To start recording
  - Playing back the recorded audio
  - Erasing the recorded contents (audio)
  - MIC Gain setting
  - Changing the skip time
  - Viewing the file information
- Viewing the microSD cards free space and recordable time
- Playing back the voice memory data on a PC
Section 12 MEMORY CHANNEL PROGRAMMING
- General description
  - Memory channel contents
- Memory channel selection
- Selecting a call channel
- Memory channel programming
- Copying memory and Call channel contents
  - Memory or Call channelaVFO
  - Memory or Call channelaAnother memory or Call channel
- Memory bank setting
  - Assigning a memory channel to a memory bank
  - Directly programming into a memory bank
- Memory bank selection
- Programming memory/bank/scan name
  - Programming memory name, bank name or scan name
- Selecting a memory name display
- Memory clearing
Section 13 SCAN OPERATION
- Scan
  - About the scan function
  - VFO scan
  - Memory scan
  - Memory bank scan
  - Scanning direction
  - Squelch setting for a scan
  - Tuning step for a VFO scan
  - Skip function
  - Temporary Skip timer
  - Receive mode for a scan
  - When a signal is received
  - Scan name
  - Scan Stop Beep function
  - Scan function during Dualwatch operation
- VFO scan
  - VFO mode scan
- Setting and clearing the skip frequencies
  - Setting the skip frequencies
  - Clearing the skip setting
- Memory scan
  - Memory (skip) scan
  - Memory bank scan
- Setting the skip channel
- Setting the temporary skip function
Section 14 PRIORITY WATCH
- Priority watch
  - VFO frequency and a priority channel
  - VFO frequency and a Memory/Bank scan
  - VFO scan and a priority channel
  - VFO scan and a Memory/Bank scan
  - DR mode and a priority channel
  - DR mode scan and a priority channel
- VFO frequency and a priority channel
  - 1. Set the VFO frequency
  - 2. Set the priority channel
  - 3. Start the Priority scan
  - 4. During the Priority scan
  - 5. When a signal is received
- VFO frequency and a Memory/Bank scan
  - 1. Set the VFO frequency
  - 2. Start the Memory or Bank scan
  - 3. Start the Priority scan
  - 4. During the Priority scan
  - 5. When a signal is received
- VFO scan and a priority channel
  - 1. Set the priority channel
  - 2. Start the Priority scan
  - 3. Start the VFO scan
  - 4. During the Priority scan
  - 5. When a signal is received.
- VFO scan and Memory/Bank scan
  - 1. Start the Memory or Bank scan
  - 2. Start the Priority scan
  - 3. Start the VFO scan
  - 4. During the Priority scan
  - 5. When a signal is received.
- DR mode and a priority channel
  - 1. Set the priority channel
  - 2. Select the repeater in the DR mode
  - 3. Start the Priority scan
  - 4. During the Priority scan
  - 5. When a signal is received.
- DR mode scan and a priority channel
  - 1. Set the priority channel
  - 2. Start the DR mode scan
  - 3. Start the Priority scan
  - 4. During the Priority scan
  - 5. When a signal is received.
Section 15 REPEATER AND DUPLEX OPERATIONS
- FM Repeater operation
  - Checking the repeater input signal
- Duplex operation
  - Setting the frequency offset
  - Setting the duplex direction
  - Duplex operation
- Off band indication
- Auto repeater function
  - Auto repeater setting
  - Frequency range and offset direction
- 1750 Hz tone
Section 16 menu scren
- Menu item selection
  - Entering the Menu screen
- Menu items and Default settings
- DUP/TONE items
- Scan items
- Voice Memo items
- Voice TX items
- Broadcast (BC) Radio items
- GPS items
- Call sign items
- RX History items
- DV Memory items
- My Station items
- DV Set items
- SPEECH items
- DTMF/T-CALL items
- QSO/RX Log items
- Function items
- Display items
- Sounds items
- Time set items
- SD Card items
- Others items
Section 17 OTHER FUNCTIONS
- Voice TX function
  - Recording
  - The recorded voice audio playing back
  - To transmit the recorded voice audio
  - Repeat Time setting
  - TX Monitor function
- Home CH Beep function
  - Home CH setting
  - Home CH operation
- Speech function
  - [DIAL] speech function setting
  - Mode speech function setting
- Using the DTMF memory
  - DTMF code programming
  - Monitoring the stored DTMF code
  - DTMF code transmission
  - DTMF code transmission (Direct Input)
  - Setting DTMF transfer speed
- Tone squelch operation
  - Tone squelch frequency setting and operation
- DTCS squelch operation
  - DTCS code setting and operation
- Cloning function
  - Transceiver-to-Transceiver cloning using a microSD card
    - 1. Saving the master transceivers setting dataonto the microSD card.
    - 2. Remove the microSD card from the master transceiver,and then attach it to the sub transceiver.
    - 3. Loads the setting data into the sub transceiver.
  - Cloning from a PC using a microSD card
  - Cloning from a PC using an optional data cable
  - Transceiver-to-Transceiver cloning using a cable
    - 1. Transceivers connection
    - 2. Setting on the Sub transceiver
    - 3. Setting on the Master transceiver
- CI-V information
  - CI-V data setting
  - CI-V connection example
  - Data format
  - Command table
Section 18 OPTIONS
- Option list
  - BATTERY PACK/CASE
  - CHARGERS
  - CLONING SOFTWARE
  - OTHER OPTIONS
- Optional HM-75LS remote control speaker microphone
  - Remote control function setting
- VOX function
  - Optional unit connection
  - Selecting the headset type
  - Turning the VOX function ON or OFF
  - VOX Level setting
  - VOX-related settings
  - SJ-1 silicone jacket
Section 19 SPECIFICATIONS
- Transceiver
  - General
  - Transmitter
  - Receiver
- BC-202 DESKTOP CHARGER
TROUBLESHOOTING
- While operating D-STAR
- While operating GPS Logger
- Others
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Icom ID-51E Transceiver Specification

The Icom ID-51E Transceiver is a dual-band handheld radio designed for amateur radio enthusiasts seeking reliable performance and advanced features. Operating on both VHF and UHF frequencies, specifically 144-148 MHz and 430-440 MHz, it supports D-STAR digital voice and conventional FM communication. The transceiver features a wideband receiver, covering 0.52-999.99 MHz, allowing users to monitor various frequencies outside the amateur bands. With a compact design, the ID-51E is equipped with a large, easy-to-read LCD screen that displays essential information such as frequency, mode, and signal strength. The device incorporates an integrated GPS receiver, enabling position reporting and location-based repeater list functions. This transceiver offers 5 watts of output power, ensuring strong signal transmission, while also providing adjustable power settings for battery conservation. The ID-51E includes an SD card slot for data storage, allowing users to record voice messages, save GPS log data, and back up configuration settings. It supports up to 1,300 memory channels, including repeater and call channels, facilitating comprehensive channel management. The unit is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, offering extended operating time and quick recharging capabilities. Additional features include dual watch functionality, automatic repeater list updating, and a weather alert system. The durable construction and water-resistant design make it suitable for outdoor use, ensuring reliability in various environments. Designed to meet the needs of both novice and experienced operators, the Icom ID-51E Transceiver combines advanced digital technology with user-friendly operation, making it a versatile choice for modern amateur radio communication.

Icom ID-51E Transceiver F.A.Q.

How do I perform a factory reset on the Icom ID-51E?

To perform a factory reset on the Icom ID-51E, turn off the transceiver. Then hold down the "S.MW" and "V/M" keys simultaneously while turning the transceiver back on. This will reset all settings to their default values.

How can I program repeaters into the Icom ID-51E?

To program repeaters, enter the desired frequency using the keypad and then access the menu to set the offset and tone settings. Save these settings to a memory channel for quick access.

What is the process for updating the firmware on the Icom ID-51E?

Download the latest firmware from the Icom website. Connect the transceiver to your computer via USB, then use the provided Icom software to install the update. Ensure the battery is fully charged before starting the update.

How do I extend the battery life of my Icom ID-51E?

To extend battery life, reduce the screen brightness, use power-saving features, and turn off unnecessary functions like GPS when not in use. Additionally, consider using a high-capacity battery pack.

What should I do if the Icom ID-51E is not transmitting?

Ensure that the PTT button is functioning properly, check that the microphone is not muted, and confirm that the frequency and power settings are correct. Also, verify that there are no obstructions or issues with the antenna.

How can I use the GPS feature on the Icom ID-51E?

Activate the GPS feature through the menu settings. Once activated, the transceiver will display your current location, which can be used for logging or APRS functionality. Make sure you have a clear view of the sky for optimal GPS reception.

What are the recommended maintenance practices for the Icom ID-51E?

Regularly clean the transceiver with a soft, dry cloth. Avoid exposing it to extreme temperatures and moisture. Check the antenna connection and battery contacts for corrosion and ensure firmware is up-to-date.

How do I adjust the squelch on the Icom ID-51E?

To adjust the squelch, press the "SQL" button, then use the tuning knob to set the desired squelch level. A higher squelch level will block weaker signals, while a lower level will allow more signals to pass through.

Why is my Icom ID-51E not receiving any signals?

Check if the squelch is set too high, ensuring it is adjusted correctly for your environment. Verify the antenna is properly connected and not damaged. Also, make sure the transceiver is set to the correct frequency and mode.

How can I connect the Icom ID-51E to a computer for digital modes?

Use a USB cable to connect the Icom ID-51E to your computer. Install any necessary drivers from the Icom website, then configure your digital mode software to recognize the transceiver. Ensure the correct COM port and settings are selected.