ICOM: IC-2820H
If you have two antennas, diversity receive*
capability is useful for mobile operation where the received signal strength
changes continuously. Within a single band, the radio compares signal strength
from each antenna and chooses the better signal to maintain good sound and
receive quality.
* Available on 127, 136, 146, 375, 440, 500MHz bands in
FM, FM-N, DV mode only.
A MOSFET power amplifier provides a powerful 50W on both the 2m and 70cm bands, making this compact rig's signal travel for miles! Output power is selectable in 3 steps.
The large 93 × 28 mm (321/32 × 13/32 in) full dot matrix display presents an easy-to-read graphical interface, viewable over a wide angle. Push the "Function" button to call up the assigned functions menu on the display. In addition, tuning knobs and buttons for each band are arranged side-by-side, providing intuitive operation.
The
controller is separated from the main unit for flexible installation. The
controller has magnets on the rear panel, allowing you to attach the controller
to the main unit or other metal objects. This makes clean and neat installation
easy! A 3.4m separation cable, OPC-1663, and a short cable (10cm), OPC-1712, are
included.
The IC-2820H has a total of 522 memory channels, 500 regular channels, 2 call channels and 20 scan edge channels. Each memory channel stores tone frequency, skip information and so on. The Dynamic Memory Scan (DMS) system divides these memories into 26 groups, A to Z, and provides easy channel selection. Of course, bank scanning is also possible.
The band scope function lets you watch conditions near the receiving frequency and visually assists in finding other stations.
