IC-T8 Radio Guide

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This reference is for the ICOM IC-T8, it is advised that people use their radio responsibly and legally.

The IC-T8 radio from Icom is one of the first of the Tri-band HT's on the market. The radio covers the 6 meter, 2 meter and 440 MHz Bands for 5 Watts.

With modifications the radio can receive from 50-999MHz (minus cellular).

Some of the many shortcomings of this radio are its inability of utilize a cross-band repeater. The receiver is prone to images / intermod making the higher bands (800Mhz) nearly unusable and the VHF range problematic in high RF areas.

Other problems include a problematic battery clip that is prone to breakage causing the unit to fall of your belt.

A scanned copy of the manufacturers manual is available on the manufacturer's website at: http://www.icomamerica.com/support/documents/index.html#manuals.
For a printed copy please contact the manufacturer.

Reset: Hold [MR] & [VFO] & [BAND] buttons and turn the radio on.

The IC-T8 can be modified to for expanded receive by simply holding down the [SQL] and [BAND] buttons while powering on the unit. Information on hardware modifcations for expanded transmit can be obtained at http://www.mods.dk/mods.php3?radio=icom&model=ic-t8&selectid=371#371.

Manufacturer's WWW page: http://www.icomamerica.com/support/archive/amateur/ic-t8a.html.
QRZ's modification reference: http://qrz.com/download/mods-i-k/ict8a.txt
Yahoo Egroup list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/T8A
FCCID: AFJ IC-T8a

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