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ICOM F70
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Nice. They look like great portables. I’ve never had an Icom and have been fortunate enough to have been spoiled with Motorola and Vertex stuff, but I’m eager to try one. Thanks for the info!
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They are nice radios. I have both a F70 and F80 P25 with keypad that have FPP enabled . We had them issued to our local fire rescue and Sheriffs dept and they beat the crap out of them, most are still in use and are probably 10 years old.
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While the thread is still open, I figured I’d ask. Do the F70s perform well on Simulcast P25 conventional? For instance, I have a conventional P25 channel I can listen to without issue on an APX due to “CQPSK” settings, but can’t on a Vertex P924
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I'd say they perform well. I've got many on a neighboring P25 conventional simulcast system without issue. They're XTS2500's are however useless. Hope this helps.
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