Icom ID-50A, Basic Manual

Page 1: ...es Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference VHF UHF TRANSCEIVER ID 50A ID 50E WARNING MODIFICATION OF THIS DEVICE TO RECEIVE CELLULAR RADIOTELEPHONE S...

Page 2: ...oice recorder records your QSO conversation voice audio for TX and microphone voice audio z z A microSD card slot that can accept different cards to backup settings various memories the GPS log and so...

Page 3: ...or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by Icom Inc could void your authority to operate this device under FCC regulations...

Page 4: ...ns for the steps to update the repeater list Using the GPS Logger function PDF type Instructions for operating the GPS Logger function that saves location data from a GPS receiver onto a microSD card...

Page 5: ...he A band or 468 000 MHz on the B band This is due to signals made in the internal circuit and does not indicate a transceiver malfunction D D Spurious signals Using the Dualwatch function or monitori...

Page 6: ...load and install the RS MS3W or RS MS3A application software from the Icom website or Google Play See About the DV Gateway function that can be downloaded from the Icom website for details Terminal mo...

Page 7: ...ST ID50A application Advanced manual L A microSD card user supplied is required to use the function 2 Share Pictures function When you receive a call addressed to your own call sign but are in a situa...

Page 8: ...ur if the terminals touch metal objects such as a key so be careful when placing the battery packs or the transceiver in bags and so on Carry them so that shorting cannot occur with metal objects Shor...

Page 9: ...ve 60 C 140 F CAUTION DO NOT operate the transceiver if it becomes hot after continuously transmitting for long periods of time This may damage the transceiver NEVER place in an insecure place to avoi...

Page 10: ...nside the battery get in your eyes This can cause blindness Rinse your eyes with clean water without rubbing them and immediately go to a doctor R R WARNING NEVER use deteriorated battery packs They c...

Page 11: ...cuit in the pack will activate and stop the charging R R DANGER NEVER charge the transceiver during a lightning storm It may result in an electric shock cause a fire or damage the transceiver Always d...

Page 12: ...e GPS is receiving signals 10 3 BASIC OPERATION 11 Receiving 11 Dualwatch operation 11 D D Turning Dualwatch ON or OFF 11 D D MAIN band selection 11 Monitor function 12 Setting a squelch level 12 Quic...

Page 13: ...ABOUT THE LICENSES 67 MENU SCREEN ITEMS 69 D STAR GUIDE INTRODUCTION 39 Unique features of D STAR 39 What is D STAR 40 About the DR function 41 Ways to Communicate with the DR function 41 Enter your c...

Page 14: ...e PWR Key 4 microSD CARD SLOT microSD Insert a microSD card User supplied p 7 5 ANTENNA CONNECTOR Connect the supplied antenna 6 TX RX INDICATOR Lights red while transmitting Lights green while receiv...

Page 15: ...uning steps p 16 z z In the MENU screen push to select an upper tier menu p 21 z z Push to delete an entered character p 44 z z Hold down for 1 second to enter the Call Channel mode p 14 16 LO D PAD R...

Page 16: ...g plus duplex operation D Displayed during minus duplex operation 7 GPS ICON GPS ALARM ICON Displays the status of the GPS receiver p 10 blinks when the GPS alarm beeps 8 TONE ICONS Displayed when the...

Page 17: ...el mode it displays 144 or 430 and C0 or C1 18 MEMORY MODE ICON Displayed while in the Memory mode 19 S RF METER Displays the relative signal strength of the received signal Displays the output power...

Page 18: ...skip the steps if you do not plan to operate D STAR right now Attaching the Battery pack Attach or detach the battery pack or battery case as illustrated below L L When attaching slide the battery pa...

Page 19: ...transceiver for the first time the battery pack must be fully charged for optimum life and operation BE SURE to turn OFF the transceiver while charging Otherwise the attached battery pack cannot be c...

Page 20: ...while the card is being accessed Otherwise the card data may be corrupted or deleted 4 Completely close the microSD slot cover microSD slot microSD card Terminals facing the front Slot cover CAUTION D...

Page 21: ...a card erases all its data Before formatting any used card back up its data onto another device MENU SET SD Card Format 1 Turn ON the transceiver If a microSD card is inserted the microSD icon is disp...

Page 22: ...me is automatically set in the following format Setyyyymmdd_xx yyyy Year mm month dd day xx serial number 5 Push ENT to save the file with the displayed name The confirmation dialog is displayed 6 Sel...

Page 23: ...epending on your operating environment If you have difficulties receiving it we recommend that you try a different location L L When GPS Select is set to Manual the icon is not displayed MENU GPS GPS...

Page 24: ...the display shows the A band in the upper half and the B band in the lower half of the display L L MAIN is displayed on the MAIN band where you can change the settings L L The SUB band can be automati...

Page 25: ...ard only while receiving stronger signal than the set level A higher level blocks weak signals and receives only stronger signals A lower level receives weaker signals L L Throughout this document Noi...

Page 26: ...sition Display Type GPS Position Voice TX 3 Weather Alert 5 FM Radio D SQL Weather Alert 5 GPS Information Display Type FM Radio OFF SKIP Home CH Set GPS Position Voltage MR Home CH Set Voltage Weathe...

Page 27: ...tion NOAA broadcasts 1 Select a mode L L Information Push V MHz to select the VFO mode In the VFO mode push V MHz to select the 1 MHz tuning step Push MR to select the Memory mode Hold down CALL for 1...

Page 28: ...ansceiver has 5 operating modes FM FM N AM AM N and DV Push MODE to select the operating mode L L Information In the FM N mode the TX modulation is automatically set to narrow approximately 2 5 kHz Th...

Page 29: ...rch for signals On 108 000 MHz 136 991 MHz you can select only 8 33 kHz 25 0 kHz or Auto The 1 MHz Tuning Select mode Blinks D D Selecting the 1 MHz tuning You can change the operating frequency in 1...

Page 30: ...s The decimal point and the selected scan type icon blink L L When receiving a signal the S meter displays the received signal strength 4 Push CLR Cancels the scan Speech function The Speech function...

Page 31: ...ting DIAL a beep sounds You will know the Home CH selection without looking at the display D D Setting a Home Channel 1 Select the VFO mode Memory mode or the DR screen to set a Home Channel p 14 2 Se...

Page 32: ...tops transmission after that This is done to protect the transceiver itself until it can cool down NOTE You can transmit on only the amateur frequency bands IMPORTANT Before transmitting monitor the o...

Page 33: ...adio operation D D Turning ON the FM Radio 1 Push QUICK 2 Select FM Radio ON Returns to the standby screen and the FM RADIO window is displayed is displayed TIP To turn OFF the FM Radio push QUICK and...

Page 34: ...operation is simplified as described below Simplified description 1 Push MENU 2 Select 30min Operation 1 Push MENU to open the MENU screen 2 Push D pad to select 30min and then push ENT TIP The MENU s...

Page 35: ...Select Time Set 4 Select Auto Power OFF 5 Select 30min Sets the option then goes back to a tree level The TIME SET screen is displayed L L To exit the MENU screen push MENU TIP To return to the defau...

Page 36: ...1 Push V MHz to enter the VFO mode 2 Push MODE to enter the FM mode 3 Rotate DIAL to set a frequency to 146 030 MHz 4 Hold down MW for 1 second A short and a long beep sound 5 Select Write to New CH...

Page 37: ...p Select L L Blank channels are not selected TIP To sequentially select a channel in a different group Set Channel Select Group Range to All Groups in the Quick Menu window Viewing the Memory channel...

Page 38: ...e possible after using it for a long period of time When reading or writing data is impossible the card s lifetime has ended In this case purchase a new one We recommend you make a backup file of the...

Page 39: ...d A or B while the Dualwatch function is OFF is displayed while recording is displayed while the recording is paused Recording continues until you stop recording or the card becomes full If the record...

Page 40: ...h d day 5 Select the file that you want to play The VOICE PLAYER screen is displayed and starts playing L L To pause push ENT To restart push ENT again L L To exit the MENU screen push MENU Removing t...

Page 41: ...played 4 Select YES When the unmounting is completed Unmount is completed is briefly displayed then the display automatically returns to the SD CARD screen 5 Push in the microSD card until a click sou...

Page 42: ...s location while transmitting push QUICK then select GPS Position D D Displaying Location Data 1 Confirm the GPS icon is displayed 2 Push QUICK 3 Select GPS Position The GPS POSITION screen is displa...

Page 43: ...he GPS Logger function that can be downloaded from the Icom website for details on copying the log files onto your PC NOTE The GPS Logger function requires a microSD card User supplied See page 7 for...

Page 44: ...00 Modes FM FM N F2D F3E AM AM N A3E DV F7W RX only The number of Memory channels 500 channels in 100 groups The number of Skip channels 100 channels The number of FM Radio memory channels 500 channel...

Page 45: ...V or less B band 137 000 148 000 0 18 V or less 148 005 174 000 0 32 V or less 375 000 399 995 0 5 V or less 400 000 479 000 0 32 V or less 1 WFM is for only BC band FM and FM N are for only A B band...

Page 46: ...00 0 32 V or less 1 V or less 142 005 148 000 0 32 V or less 148 005 174 000 0 32 V or less 375 000 399 995 0 32 V or less 400 000 479 000 0 32 V or less B band 137 000 148 000 0 32 V or less 148 005...

Page 47: ...ing an All reset you cannot use the DR function because the Repeater List contents are also cleared D D Partial Reset MENU SET Others Reset Partial Reset 1 Push MENU 2 Select Others in the SET menu 3...

Page 48: ...ection or replace it with a new one z z The Attenuator function is turned ON Turn OFF the attenuator p 16 No reply is received after a call z z The duplex function is set the receive and transmit freq...

Page 49: ...annel is entered Enter two or more memory channels p 23 A distorted noise is heard when the earphone is used z z The earphone mode is OFF Turn ON the earphone mode on the MENU screen p 72 Unable to ch...

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Page 51: ...D STAR GUIDE for the ID 50A ID 50E...

Page 52: ...res of D STAR Easy Cross band operation through the repeater 430 MHz 430 MHz 1200 MHz 1200 MHz CQCQ CQCQ CQCQ CQCQ INTERNET INTERNET Easy call sign entry with the Repeater list or TX RX History The Ca...

Page 53: ...you to make QSOs with stations near or far from your location Advanced Amateur radio technology of D STAR The DV mode has a bandwidth of only 6 kHz compared to 16 kHz for the analog FM mode with 5 kH...

Page 54: ...ay the DR screen hold down DR for 1 second z z On the DR screen pushing D pad selects FROM and pushing D pad selects TO NOTE If the repeater set in FROM Access Repeater has no Gateway you cannot make...

Page 55: ...y wait until it is clear or ask for a break using a method acceptable to your local procedures The transceiver has the Time Out Timer function for the DV Repeater operation The timer limits a continuo...

Page 56: ...was assigned to you and is on your license Example Enter JA3YUA as your own call sign into MY1 Step 1 Display the MY CALL SIGN edit screen MENU SET My Station My Call Sign 1 Push MENU 2 Select My Sta...

Page 57: ...nge the entry mode in the MY CALL SIGN edit screen TIP You can enter a note of up to 4 characters such as the model of the transceiver name area name after your call sign 1 After entering a call sign...

Page 58: ...alternate system NOTE If needed ask the gateway repeater administrator for call sign registration instructions Step 1 Access the call sign registration screen 1 Access the following URL to find the g...

Page 59: ...unt with your registered call sign and password Click Step 4 Register your D Star equipment 1 Register your D STAR equipment information Ask the gateway repeater administrator for details 2 When your...

Page 60: ...445 670 MHz Step 1 Set FROM Simplex channel 1 Push D pad to select FROM and then push ENT 2 Select Repeater List 3 Select a Simplex group 4 Select a frequency Returns to the DR screen and the selecte...

Page 61: ...ng mode to DV 4 Hold down LO for 1 second to set an output power p 20 5 Hold down PTT to transmit and speak into the microphone at your normal voice level The TX RX indicator lights red while transmit...

Page 62: ...lect your access repeater Returns to the DR screen and the selected repeater name is displayed in FROM L L By just selecting the repeater name the repeater call sign its frequency duplex setting and f...

Page 63: ...e repeater Hold down PTT for 1 second to access the repeater L L If you get a reply call or UR is displayed within 3 seconds your signal reached your access repeater and your call was successfully sen...

Page 64: ...Caller station RX message Received date and time Called station The S meter and the caller s call sign are displayed RX HISTORY screen LAST MAIN Step 1 Display a received call sign 1 Hold down CD for...

Page 65: ...isplays the RX HISTORY DETAIL screen 3 Push QUICK 4 Select Add To Your Memory 5 Select the call sign that you want to save 6 Select NAME 7 Enter a name of up to 16 characters then push ENT L L Usable...

Page 66: ...ck and easy Step 1 Set the received call sign to TO Destination While receiving hold down RX CS for 1 second After releasing the key the transceiver announces the station call sign and the call sign i...

Page 67: ...ct the repeater group where your access repeater is listed 4 Select your access repeater Returns to the DR screen and the selected repeater name is displayed in FROM Step 2 Set TO Destination 1 Push D...

Page 68: ...s repeater L L Same as described in page 54 Step 2 Set TO Destination 1 Push D pad to select TO and then push ENT 2 Select Gateway CQ 3 Select the repeater group where your destination repeater is lis...

Page 69: ...hat the station accessed So even if you don t know where the station is you can make a call using Call Sign Routing Step 1 Set FROM Access repeater L L Same as described in page 54 Step 2 Set TO Desti...

Page 70: ...heard on other repeaters linked to the reflector and you can hear other stations that are connected to the reflector D D Unlinking a reflector Before trying to link to another reflector BE SURE to unl...

Page 71: ...move the cursor and rotate DIAL to select the reflector type reflector number or module letter 6 Push ENT Returns to the DR screen and Link to Reflector and entered reflector are displayed in TO 7 Hol...

Page 72: ...g a reflector 1 Push D pad to select TO and then push ENT 2 Select Reflector 3 Select Use Reflector Returns to the DR screen and Use Reflector and CQCQCQ are displayed in TO 4 Hold down PTT to transmi...

Page 73: ...een and Echo Test and E are displayed in TO 4 Hold down PTT and speak into the microphone The TX RX indicator lights red 5 Release PTT to hear your message D D Requesting repeater information When you...

Page 74: ...or a repeater using the DR scan The Normal DR scan searches for output repeater frequencies or simplex signals You can also find FM repeaters Search for the nearest repeater The transceiver searches f...

Page 75: ...l sign in the Your Call Sign To select from RX History When you receive a call the caller station data is saved in RX History You can select the destination from the record To directly enter the desti...

Page 76: ...and the access repeater s call sign Your own call sign MY has not been set Set your own call sign MY p 43 Your own call sign MY has not been registered on a gateway repeater or the registered contents...

Page 77: ...FROM Access Repeater has no Gateway Check the repeater settings L is displayed on the LCD While receiving through the internet some packets may be lost due to network error poor data throughput perfor...

Page 78: ...efault setting 22 DIAL 2 DOC ii iii DR function 14 41 DR key 2 D STAR 38 Dual band display 3 11 DUAL key 2 11 Dualwatch 11 DV 15 DV Gateway function v E Echo Test 60 EMR 4 F FCC ii FM 15 FM N 15 FM Ra...

Page 79: ...Repeater list 64 Resetting 34 RPT 63 RX 63 RX CS key 2 53 RX history 51 S Save Setting 9 SCAN key 1 Scan operation 17 Screen Capture 1 SD card Formatting 8 Inserting 7 Removing 27 Share Pictures func...

Page 80: ...d means any form of electronic verbal or written communication sent to the Licensor or its representatives including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing lists source code control sy...

Page 81: ...ITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using or redistributing the Work and assume any risks associated with Your exercise of permissions und...

Page 82: ...Files Recorder Set MIC Gain Player Set Skip Time DV Auto Reply FM RADIO FM Radio Memory FM Radio Set Auto Mute Earphone Antenna Power Save FM Radio FM Radio ON FM Radio Mode SCOPE CD DV GW Terminal Mo...

Page 83: ...e Center Frequency AF Output DUAL AIR Band SET Call Sign SET My Station My Call Sign TX Message SET DV Set Tone Control RX Bass RX Treble RX Bass Boost TX Bass TX Treble Auto Reply DV Data TX DV Fast...

Page 84: ...Transceive CI V USB REMOTE Transceive Address USB Connect USB Serialport Function Heterodyne Battery Pack Select Battery Pack Confirmation Charging Power ON USB Power Input Phone Tablet PC Screen Cap...

Page 85: ...dge Beep Scan Stop Beep Standby Beep Sub Band Mute SET Time Set Date Time GPS Time Correct UTC Offset Auto Power OFF SET SD Card Load Setting Save Setting Import Export Import Export CSV Format SD Car...

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