ICOM ID-50E D-Star Handheld Radio Review - First Impressions.
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Peter G3OJV, was loaned a pre-release sample of this new D-Star Handheld transceiver. He gives his first impressions and observations after having spent a few days with this new radio.
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Thanks for the review Peter. It was very useful. Your highlighting of key functionality aspects has better placed this model in the handheld series and made decision making more easy for most of us amateurs. I'm still leaning towards the ID52E and consequently will keep saving to make the jump and yet after your review I now see the ID50E somewhat more favourably. I think the uptake on either of these models would have been quicker had the ID50E come out first and then followed by the ID52E, but I guess certain sales statistics or competitor competition may have driven them in this direction. Of course they could be employing the advice of too many sales consultants hi hi! Your quite a dab hand at informing and presenting! Many thanks again - 73 de GI8WFA.
Really enjoy your reviews Peter. 73 from WU1Z east coast U.S. Manchester, Connecticut
Nice to hear from you.
After using dmr a lot lately and listening to dstar im happy to say ill stick to analogue
why is that ? thanks.
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We had all sorts of problems with dmr is not as reliable and don't sound natural as analogue at all dstar when IV listened to it at rallies that was the same a few airports IV been told about they went back to analogue as there dmr system was the same and I fly into them regularly
Great review as always.There's only a £100 diffrence between the id50 and ID52 if i had to choose which one to buy i would definatley save that extra £100 and buy the ID52 which i alllready have its a fantastic piece ok kit.ID52 ALL THE WAY.They should drop the price a bit more in my opinon
Thanks for sharing. 73 Peter
Hi Peter I enjoy your Videos , Andreas
Thanks for your review Peter! whats your secret for keeping young looking with an active mind?
Maybe Ham Radio!
I wonder if the receiver includes the shortwave bands Pete ? That feature is always a killer feature for me and something I always look out for in a handheld. The Kenwood TH-D74 and TH-D75 excels at this, including USB/LSB on the shortwave bands
No it does not. Actual frequency range is in the brochure link below the video.
Had the cross band repeater function beetween VHF and UHF?
Nice review as always Peter. I notice you are an Apple man; can you program the ID-50E using an iMac or is it Windows only? Grant VK4JAZ
Hi Grant. As fas as. i know all Yaesu and Icom expect Windows. However, firmware updates normally require a downloaded file that is not system dependant .
Wow, what a disappointing price.
Would this be a good beginner radio?
Certainly.
So it includes a downgraded screen (non-colour) it has no bluetooth and aside from D-Star it is essentially a vanilla VHF/UHF. Perhaps I am missing something here but why would anyone who's not interested in D-Star (definitely dead in my part of the UK) go for this over a £30 Baofeng ? Where's the new features ? Where's the innovation ? They just keep churning out the same radio in a different case. Not sure of the new Kenwood HT's specs yet but that looks way more promising so far.
@@RF_Burns I appreciate what you are saying regarding ICOM they do make expensive but quality radios. However my point still stands most hams by now have already got several decent handhelds. There is nothing new on this one. And for a handheld that has nothing new it’s even more expensive. We all like the new shiny gadgets to play with but it reaches a point where it’s clear people are being taken as mugs.
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It's definitely got a killer display… killed any chance of getting one. We want a few things in the radios of today, bluetooth, a high resolution color display and a waterfall with the bells and whistles.