Do any of the ICOM VHF and UHF mobiles have the ability to remote mount the head from the body of the radio? I've tried searching, but Google just comes back with ham radios instead of commercial radios.
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VHF & UHF mobiles with detachable heads
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F5061/ 6061. The F7500 if you need P25
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Many of them do. What are you looking for exactly? New, used? P25, iDas/NXDN?
Either new or used. They would be used in analog, but if it has NXDN it wouldn't be a deal breaker (NXDN wouldn't be used though.)
I'm more familiar with Kenwood mobiles than ICOM, so I'm not sure what ICOM has these days....
Connect Systems has a DMR model dual bander. Connect Systems They are a good company when you have questions, and the radio is reasonable for a dual band remote head model. Another choice is the VN-N7500
. It uses a standard cat 5 cable to connect the microphone to the radio, so it can be almost anywhere in the vehicle. The mike controls channels and volume. It is programmed and controlled through a blue tooth android app and has ARPS built in. There is also a blue tooth microphone available for wireless control of the radio.
| IC-2730A 2M/440 Mobile |
| ID-4100A 2M/440 Mobile |
| ID-5100A DLX 2M/440 Mobile |
mmckenna
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Oldies, but if all you need is analog, you may be able to find some used ones out there:
IC-F1020 VHF
IC-F2020 UHF
I used the 2020 for years for GMRS and 70cm. Nice basic radio, small control head.
There are newer models, but I haven't dabbled in Icom since the IC-F221/IC-F621 days.
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Thanks Everyone! You've given me good options to consider.
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