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I recently bought an IC-F3021S radio off of ebay with Revision 1.0 and was wondering if I upgrade the firmware, will it disable wideband use for 2m? It currently does wideband without any problems and I have read on some sites that upgrading the firmware will lock it to narrowband only. If...

I have an F3161. When it decodes a tone it beeps for about 1 min. I am not sure how or where I stop it from beeping. Any help will be appreciated.

Can someone guide me along with setting up a MDC Encode and Decode on the ICOM Ic-F70DT? (radio is MDC Compliant) It is just not as easy as the Motorola CPS :-/

Here are some pictures of the radio install I completed yesterday on a 2015 Dodge 1500 Laramie Ecodiesel. I installed an Icom F5021 VHF Mobile Radio, 2-Piece Equipment Mounting Bracket, Larsen 1/4 Wave VHF NMO Antenna, Larsen NMO Mount with 25' Coax and PL259 Connector, and Chargeguard CG12D...

Is there a way to wire in an external speaker to the Icom F1721 using the OPC-617 accessory cable so that both transmitted and received audio come through the speaker? I am looking at using this radio in a Mobile Incident Command vehicle and I would like to put an external speak in another part...

Hello all, I'm looking at purchasing my first VHF FM radio. I've been looking at the ICOM IC-2300H [ Specs can be found here: IC-2300H VHF FM Transceiver - Features - Icom America ] This device will be used in a vehicle so I am in search of an antenna that would work well with this device on...

Dear all, I just acquire an Icom handheld IC-F4262DT and I need help to program it. Firstly the firmware revisions are the following : REV 2.6d - SumD417 DREV 3.2 - DSumF961 Screen displays also : BLD F3E1 (I don't know what does it mean) So my first question is : Is it the last firmware...

Hi guys, I see this Icom device model: MZ0023B Please guys, refer to me the manual of this device,

I own an Icom IC-707 and I was wondering if there is a way to connect it to my computer for rig control. I have an interface for digital modes and I have a cable that is a USB but acts like a serial cable. Is there anything I can do to get rig control?

Greetings, I am experiencing a problem that just occurred this week with my IC-208H. No matter which band or what power level is selected it will transmit at that power level for a second then the power will cut back to 5 watts. It is acting like the high SWR protection is kicking in. Of course...

hi all i have a ic7000 that iam trying to get to work with my straight key. new to ham radio just licensed,despite reading the manual i cannot get it into sidetone practise mode for CW.it just seems to not recognise the key...himound 706. anyone give me few tips/hints.i must be doing something...

Received a few Icom V80E s with the genuine logo on them, but something is not right https://youtu.be/Y7AjoAT9zjk

wow there are some bold counterfeiters on-line ! Is it right for us to post links, name sites or just redirect readers to the counterfeit report site? Such as fake Icom IC-V8 https://thecounterfeitreport.com/product/196/IC-V8-Transceiver-Radios.html Or can a wiki be made and kept current?

I am trying to see what the crowd likes or dislikes about the current digital scanners. I am a fan of a Motorola style digital scanner. I have mentioned in another thread title " We're almost there , almost " that the need for a new improved Motorola ( professional portable ) style scanner is...

I initiated a Thread in the past regarding the necessity for a more durable scanner. I received numerous replies in the positive, but was shocked to receive a few negative, as if what I was saying needed to be kept a secret. I still believe it’s time for a company to look into producing a...

I have 6 brand new ICOM IC-F43GS's out of the box and I just can't seem to get them into a state where I can program them with the CS-F33G software. I've tried holding the Up key and P0 while powering on but with no luck. I've never had a problem with all of the motorola, yaesu, kenwood or icom...

Hi guys, I am new here so welcome everybody. and sorry to ask for a help straight after registration but I struggle with this a lot. I purchased used icom-f80ds p25 radio from ebay for almost nothing. It seems like a nice radio, durable and biger than other radios I have, but I cannot get it...

I have several F21 and F21GM radios. I made a programming change on the channels and now the repeater channels only work on channels 1 and 2 and not on the rest of the other repeater channels. Talk Around works on channels 1 and 2, but not on the rest of the repeater channels. BTW, when I say...

im having trouble programming the icom ic-f50v . i can read but cant write. i saw on previous forums here that use the newest revision software i currently have 3.1 and after following instructions about finding the version on the radio it say 3.6 is this why i cant write ? if so where can i...

I have an Icom F9011 with programmer and cables. What I hold like some help on how to program the radio for amateur 2m frequencys as well. I have put the freqs into the radio. However when I use it no one can hear me and I. can't hear my self on my other radio nor can this radio hear me from my...