Thank you for taking the time to watch and the comment! It is greatly appreciated. Some like the unboxings some don't. I find it quicker and more to the point by not doing them.
Greetings from The Great White North! Pretty cool, thank you so much for taking the time to post...while some may consider a six-year-old video ancient history, I gotta tell ya, yours was as relevant and helpful as it if it were posted yesterday....AND, it was well done, concise, and absent of blather and nonsense. These radios are still available and near as I've been able to suss out, they are still as good or better than many newer offerings. Your video answered a whole lot of questions I had and have convinced me to take advantage of the last day of a Black Friday sale and get one...just a bit different from my original tube type from the '70s.... Thanks again, stay well 73s VE7BZZ
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I know this radio is discontinued, But, could still be found at a Hamfest. I might have picked this one if it had Green and Amber display - like the Kenwood - TM D710GA mobile radio. I got the iCom ID-880H. Still works. I just haven't used it in years since I picked up the Yaesu FTM400XDR in 2019.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and the comment! It is greatly appreciated. I, as well, wish this had the dual screen color like the kenwood radios have.
Very informative. Thanks. I've had my ID-5100 for a few years but haven't used it. I'm getting interested again and will set up my antennas and get on the air Subscribed
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Thanks for the vid!!!! Nicely done. I had to stop quite a bit to find the icons on the radio, but got through it. You covered quite a bit in a short video. What did we do before TH-cam? Asian documentation for products, generally, is poor at best.
The one thing I did since it didn't detract from the functionality was NOT remove the clear screen protector off the screen and you can hardly tell it's there. I tell people if you can program a cell phone you can program a 5100.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and the comment! It is greatly appreciated. I agree this radio is easy to program. I like how you can enter an alpha/numeric tag while programming it so you don't have to have an extra step similar to Yaesu.
i like to buy one this weekend, i still dont know whats the different from D Star, fusion, wires x, can i use the ID-5100A on all this or just one, i have read the are to combine all in to one with DMR
You get a lock, by having the radio outside, i.e., in your car. I was filming indoors so I was not able to get a lock. Also doesn't help that my house is made with stucco. I didn't mention it because I thought how to get a GPS lock was understood. For future videos I will try to make sure I explain it all.
Thanks for watching and the comment!! DARN stands for Disaster Amateur Radio Network (DARN). It is a bunch of linked repeaters that go from San Diego County to Los Angeles County, and possibly further.
"Not going to bother with the unboxing video, I'll just show you the parts quick."
Well that's alone is an upvote right there.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and the comment! It is greatly appreciated. Some like the unboxings some don't. I find it quicker and more to the point by not doing them.
Greetings from The Great White North!
Pretty cool, thank you so much for taking the time to post...while some may consider a six-year-old video ancient history, I gotta tell ya, yours was as relevant and helpful as it if it were posted yesterday....AND, it was well done, concise, and absent of blather and nonsense.
These radios are still available and near as I've been able to suss out, they are still as good or better than many newer offerings. Your video answered a whole lot of questions I had and have convinced me to take advantage of the last day of a Black Friday sale and get one...just a bit different from my original tube type from the '70s....
Thanks again, stay well
73s
VE7BZZ
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Great video. You are very to the point. It’s very informative and clear without all of the fluff of other videos. Keep it up.
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Just got mine at HRO today…thanks for the quick info on the radio👍🏻
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Thank you, with this radio everyone keeps skipping straight to the d-star stuff and passing up the basics.
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Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to put this video together and doing it so well.
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I know this radio is discontinued, But, could still be found at a Hamfest. I might have picked this one if it had Green and Amber display - like the Kenwood - TM D710GA mobile radio. I got the iCom ID-880H. Still works. I just haven't used it in years since I picked up the Yaesu FTM400XDR in 2019.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and the comment! It is greatly appreciated. I, as well, wish this had the dual screen color like the kenwood radios have.
Thanks ...I needed this video when I first got my 5100 5 months ago !
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Very informative. Thanks. I've had my ID-5100 for a few years but haven't used it.
I'm getting interested again and will set up my antennas and get on the air
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you're becoming an expert on the 5100... outstanding video DE N1CY
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Thanks, I just installed this radio and this was helpful
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This was exactly what I was looking for. Well done!!! KN4MRG
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Thanks for the vid!!!! Nicely done. I had to stop quite a bit to find the icons on the radio, but got through it. You covered quite a bit in a short video. What did we do before TH-cam? Asian documentation for products, generally, is poor at best.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and the comment! It is greatly appreciated.
The one thing I did since it didn't detract from the functionality was NOT remove the clear screen protector off the screen and you can hardly tell it's there. I tell people if you can program a cell phone you can program a 5100.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and the comment! It is greatly appreciated. I agree this radio is easy to program. I like how you can enter an alpha/numeric tag while programming it so you don't have to have an extra step similar to Yaesu.
Great video! Thanks for sharing it with us! 73's KD9JEO
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i like to buy one this weekend, i still dont know whats the different from D Star, fusion, wires x, can i use the ID-5100A on all this or just one, i have read the are to combine all in to one with DMR
Thank you for taking the time to watch and the comment! It is greatly appreciated. The ID-5100 is for D-STAR.
Time 4:10, you wrap up the GPS discussion with a big fail. No GPS lock. How do you get a lock? Kind of skipped over that.
You get a lock, by having the radio outside, i.e., in your car. I was filming indoors so I was not able to get a lock. Also doesn't help that my house is made with stucco. I didn't mention it because I thought how to get a GPS lock was understood. For future videos I will try to make sure I explain it all.
5:10. What is “DARN07”? I am D.ArnTZ. LOL (David). It caught my eye.
Thanks for watching and the comment!! DARN stands for Disaster Amateur Radio Network (DARN). It is a bunch of linked repeaters that go from San Diego County to Los Angeles County, and possibly further.
Great video sir, subbed you as well.
73,
Dale
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How do I add tone squelch? Online Instructions seem wrong.
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The new touchscreens are much easier to use.
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thanls for the video terrific i appreciate you time 73 from kb2uew
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