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First details of Icom’s New Touch screen ID-5100 Dual Band D-STAR Mobile Radio February 4, 2014

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First details of Icom’s New Touch screen ID-5100 Dual Band D-STAR Mobile Radio

Icom are pleased to announce details of the new ID-5100 dual band D-STAR mobile. As with Icom’s latest range of products, this new model has a new generation design and range of features including large, responsive touch screen LCD, Bluetooth connectivity and second station control through an Android device*.

* Optional Bluetooth unit UT-133 is required. Android software is available free.

Planned Features

• Large, responsive touch screen LCD
• Optional UT-133 Bluetooth unit enables audio accessory connection and Android terminal connection (CI-V via Bluetooth SPP profile).
• Optional VS-3 Bluetooth pendant earpiece microphone has volume adjust buttons, PTT and three programmable buttons. Third party Bluetooth audio accessories may also be compatible (not guaranteed).
• RS-MS1A Android application will be a free to use download. It controls the radio for DR mode operation, exchanging text messages/pictures and showing GPS location over Google Maps.
• Independent VHF and UHF band units (VV/UU capable) for 50W output
• Enhanced DR mode (also include analogue repeaters)
• Added “Nearby Repeater Scan” in DR scan function
• D-Plus reflector usability (can select “reflector” in TO field)
• DV Dual Watch for simultaneously waiting in two DV voice streams (decodes one only)
• Home button (same as ID-51 feature)
• D-PRS enhancements (details to be announced)
• 1,000 memory channels
• Built-in GPS engine (inside the controller, no EXT antenna possible)
• ESN (Electronic Serial Number) / SD Card slot (in the black box main unit).
• New HM-207 control microphone is supplied as standard.

• Other Features
o Wideband receiving (receives 118-137MHz(AM), 137-174/375-550MHz only)
o Antenna RX diversity (second antenna connector)
o TNC/9600bps modem connectivity
o DTMF decode (and mini-repeater control)

These are still preliminary details of the new radio series and specifications may change. Please stay tuned to our website for further details, pricing and availability.

To download high resolution images of this product, please visit our image bank at: www.icomuk.co.uk/imagebank.

Icom UK Marketing: marketing@icomuk.co.uk

D-STAR QSO Party begins tomorrow! September 19, 2013

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D-STAR QSO PARTY 2013 | SEPTEMBER 20(Fri.) - 22(Sun.)

Check out http://www.icom.co.jp/world/d-starparty2013/ for more details!

Less Than Two Weeks Go to the D-STAR QSO Party September 11, 2013

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Less Than Two Weeks Go to the D-STAR QSO Party

There is less than two weeks to go until the 2013 D-STAR QSO Party, an annual event that promotes the Amateur (ham) radio hobby around the world through D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio.)

The 2013 D-STAR QSO Party will take place over three days starting Friday, September 20 (00:00 UTC) to Sunday, September 22 (24:00 UTC). Detailed information about this event including prize information is now available on the Icom Inc. website at:

http://www.icom.co.jp/world/d-starparty2013/

Icom D-STAR QSO Party 2013 September 6, 2013

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http://www.icom.co.jp/world/d-starparty2013/

Introduction Video to the Icom IC-7100 HF/VHF/UHF Amateur Radio Mobile Transceiver and ID-51A/E D-STAR Dualband Handheld September 27, 2012

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The IC-7100 HF/VHF/UHF Amateur Radio Mobile Transceiver (http://www.icomuk.co.uk/News_Article/3508/17675/) and ID-51A/E D-STAR handheld ( http://www.icomuk.co.uk/News_Article/3508/17674/) were recently shown at the Tokyo Hamfest to great public interest.  We at Icom UK have been allowed to show them at the Newark Hamfest.  Knowing that not everyone can get to the show, we decided to give a very simple overview of these two new exciting models.  You can view our short video by clicking on this link: http://youtu.be/_engE51qtAQ