ICOM IC-FR5100 User Manual

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FORWARD

Thank you for purchasing this Icom repeater. The 
IC-FR5100/IC-FR6100 

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signed and built with Icom’s state of the art technol-
ogy and craftsmanship. With proper care, this product 
should provide you with years of trouble-free opera-
tion.

We want to take a couple of moments of your time to 
thank you for making the IC-FR5100/IC-FR6100 your re-
peater of choice, and hope you agree with Icom’s philos-
ophy of “technology first.” Many hours of research and 
development went into the design of your IC-FR5100/
IC-FR6100.

D FEATURES

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   You can install a channel extension module (op-

tional UR-FR5100/UR-FR6100) into a repeater. 2 
channels can be operated as the repeater when a 
channel extension module is installed.

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   Multiple signaling systems are equipped as stan-

dard. These systems are fully compatible with 
Icom F-series radios.

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   You can control the repeater from a remote loca-

tion over the air or over a phone line with DTMF.

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   You can use the optional equipment via the D-sub 

25 pin ACC port equipped on the repeater’s rear 
panel.

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  -  Wide frequency coverage 

(136 to 174 MHz, 400 to 470 MHz)

  - PC programmable
  - 19 inch rack mount
  -  Optional Voice  Scrambler  Unit  (UT-109R/ 

UT-110R) for base operating mode

VOICE CODING TECHNOLOGY

The AMBE+2™ voice coding Technology embodied in this 
product is protected by intellectual property rights including 
patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice 
Systems,  Inc. This  voice  coding Technology  is  licensed 
solely for use within this Communications Equipment. The 
user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempt-
ing  to  extract,  remove,  decompile,  reverse  engineer,  or 
disassemble the Object Code, or in any other way convert 
the Object Code into a human-readable form. U.S. Patent 
Nos.  #5,870,405,  #5,826,222,  #5,754,974,  #5,701,390, 
#5,715,365,  #5,649,050,  #5,630,011,  #5,581,656, 
#5,517,511,  #5,491,772,  #5,247,579,  #5,226,084  and 
#5,195,166.

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

The following accessories are supplied.

Handles

For handles attachment
Spacers

Screws

DC power cable

Function name stickers*

* Used for labelling the programmable function 

keys according to their assinged functions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT ............................................................... i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ............................................ i
PRECAUTIONS .......................................................... i
FORWARD ................................................................ ii
VOICE CODING TECHNOLOGY .............................. ii
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES...................................... ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................ ii
1  PANEL DESCRIPTION..................................... 1–3

   D Function display ............................................ 2

   D Accessory connector .................................... 3
2  INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ............ 4–6

   D Using the supplied handle ............................. 6
3  OPERATION ......................................................... 7

   D Repeater operation ....................................... 7
   D Base station operation .................................. 7
4  MAINTENANCE ................................................... 8

   D Line fuse replacement ................................... 8
5  OPTIONS .............................................................. 9
6  ABOUT CE ................................................... 10–12