Icom ID-4100A VHF/UHF Dual Band Transceiver
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ZIC-ID-4100A
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4
If the specs satisfy, performance will as well
Review by
Ryan
Does the 4100 have dual monitor, cross-band repeat, or access to HF bands? No. Otherwise, does it do everything you would expect--and more--of a modern Icom D-Star radio? Absolutely.
Near-repeater functionality now seems like an absolute requirement for a mobile radio for me. In the 4100, near repeater works with both D-Star and FM repeaters. I have exactly 0 'channels' saved.
You also get Terminal and Access Point modes. This is sort of cool when using it with Icoms RS-MS1 app for Android or iPhone, but you are limited entirely to gateway calls; no reflectors. Where Terminal/AP mode really comes into its own is when you connect the radio directly via USB to Pi-Star or QnetGateway (my recommendation for the even slightly adventurous). I use the data cable that came with my ID-51A, but it can be purchased on its own (at an admittedly inflated price). One end of the cable runs into my 4100 and the other into the USB port of a $10 Pi Nano W (with no radio hat). I can access the entire world of D-Star with this configuration (gateway call, callsign routing, REF, DCS, XRF and XLX reflectors).
Near-repeater functionality now seems like an absolute requirement for a mobile radio for me. In the 4100, near repeater works with both D-Star and FM repeaters. I have exactly 0 'channels' saved.
You also get Terminal and Access Point modes. This is sort of cool when using it with Icoms RS-MS1 app for Android or iPhone, but you are limited entirely to gateway calls; no reflectors. Where Terminal/AP mode really comes into its own is when you connect the radio directly via USB to Pi-Star or QnetGateway (my recommendation for the even slightly adventurous). I use the data cable that came with my ID-51A, but it can be purchased on its own (at an admittedly inflated price). One end of the cable runs into my 4100 and the other into the USB port of a $10 Pi Nano W (with no radio hat). I can access the entire world of D-Star with this configuration (gateway call, callsign routing, REF, DCS, XRF and XLX reflectors).
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