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Alert tones on other Icom radios

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ffemt134

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Just wondering how different model radios from Icom compare to each other when it comes to the actual alert tones generated by the radio. I have an F43, and I find the alert tones it generates such as when it receives a two-tone page are pretty lethargic, to say the least---it's definitely nothing that would get your attention in a hurry, even at higher volumes.
I know nothing would really beat a Minitor in this area, but I just wondered if other models such as the F60V or the F4161 are any different, say more comparable to an HT1250?
 

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Surely somebody out there has to have had experience with these radios to comment?
 

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Surely somebody out there has to have had experience with these radios to comment?

I think I can, iCOM's are easier to program, Not as rugged, break less than a maxon, when programed correctly, Can out talk a Motorola. But for the Money - Go Vertex!
 
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