Icom ID-50 Icom ID-52 Compare 

I kinda want to wait for an ID-53 or an ID-52B to come in to existence. Basically an ID-52 with USB-C.

Both are absolutely stellar radios. Either one far better quality than any recent yaesu portables.

Love the black and white display. Hope they never get rid of them completely.

I have the ID52A because of it's Bluetooth and Color Screen, I tuned off the Back light of the Screen, its a Transflex Screen that can seen in Bright Day light,

Requesting retransmission of missing blocks would be hard to implement as sending a pictures is often one to many. But if the sending station sends the picture multiple times the radio will fill in the missing blocks and only store the image one.

Another great video Ben!!

I still don't understand why Icom puts so many different portable radio's on the market in a short period of time. For the ID-52 you need a 3300mAh battery (aliexpress, 36 euro), otherwise you will have to use a full battery twice a day (1880 mAh battery is not enough for 10 hours). I live in the Netherlands and have the id-52A & id-52A. The radios are nice, I have 4 spare batteries 1880mAh.

Excellent info,1 question, what style of connection is the mic/ear K-1 or M-1 or something completely different.

$132 for a spare battery, C'mon Icom

Thanks for sharing the comparisons.

Do either of those two come preprogrammed? Due to my stroke I’m north the sharpest knife in the drawer anymore! WB9VVH.

Is the battery life noticeably better with the ID-50 in comparison to the ID-52?

Sorry but the ID 52 A is by far better quality than the other. Audio is far better . ID 50 sounds tinny. Smart money buys the ID 52 A.

Will a Micro USB to USB-C adaptor (in a USB-C cable), work in the 52 for charging and data transfer?

I Wonder if they will ever make id-50a with a micro USB. That would let me plug it into my charger in the garage. 👍