Tag: Icom

How to enable cross band repeater on an Icom ID-5100E

Amateur radio, Construction, D-STAR, FM, How to ..., UHF, VHF
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Icom ID-5100 showing which diodes to remove to extend transmit and enable the cross band repeater

How to enable cross band repeater mode and extended transmit on the Icom ID-5100E

How to replace the noisy fan in an Icom ID-5100 with a much quieter one

Amateur radio, Construction, D-STAR, FM, How to ..., VHF
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Inside of the Icom ID-5100 showing the new fan in place

I’m a happy owner of two Icom ID-5100 radios, one is mounted in the car and I use the other one in the shack on low power for working the local repeaters.  It doesn’t get much use but I’m monitoring GB3CL and GB7TE most of the time. About the only thing which I don’t like about this […]