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| Reviews Summary for EF JOHNSON 5100 aka AN/PRC-127EF |
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Reviews: 4
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Average rating: 5.0/5
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MSRP: $$2500
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Description: 130mhz to 178mhz front keypad programmable (military model only) mixed mode (p25/analog) 512 frequencies. MilSPec C D E F waterproof 1m for 30min and intrinsically safe. Its as rugged as rugged gets. Uses Motorola XTS batteries and Jedi/HT1000 accesories. Also capable of DES DES-OFB and AES therefore illegal to export. This rig has better rx and tx than any other ham 2m ht I own.
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K5HDM
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 8, 2011 13:35
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Great radio!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I have a few of these and they're really great radios.. If you can find one that doesn't have the DSP FAIL error of death, they're really nice radios.. I like the FPP (Front panel programming) better than Motorola's because you can change just about everything about the channel you're editing. They have all the same guts as a Motorola XTS5000, but they're a little bigger.. I have found myself carrying my 5100 more than my 5000 these days. Great Analog and Digital audio!!
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N2CUE
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 14, 2009 16:04
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mother of all commercial radios so far
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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What more can you ask for in a radio. The radio comes equipped with encryption options, if you buy the radio new, they will give a free key upload to the radio. the radio is 512 channels, and if you need more than that, you can order the 862 channel option which throws in something else for you. the band split is on the money. Especially if you are using uhf 380-470 if you want public service use a ft 60.
The only con on the radio...
Receive audio is tinny. Not as good a motorola receive but other than that with all the features you can get over tinny audio.
Make sure to read how to program the radio before attempting to do so, the software is very very confusing on first glance but you get used to it very quickly
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KB4TPP
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 5, 2008 07:11
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Awesome but be wary of ver 1 units
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I have a pair of EFJ5100's on VHF and one UHF. These are awesome radios but beware of the early legacy version 1's. The version number is displayed when powered up. Most of the ones on Ebay are older ver 1 units. They have various issues mainly RF getting back into the radio controller and it acting erratic (such as locking up on TX, displaying garbage on the display, etc). They are also no longer supported by EFJ.
Otherwise, the later revisions are EXCELLENT radios. You won't be dissapointed.
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KG4FOY
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Rating: 5/5
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May 25, 2007 21:08
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Excellent, built like a tank
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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rugged, indestructable, great rig better than any "ham rig" out there in both tx/rx and durability. Backlit keys, enough channels for each 2m freq pair and then some..
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