We were BOTH in direct sight of our respective repeaters. Everything seemed ok until I realized I was only receiving every other transmission of his. Tried another repeater and raised another ham. Immediately back to the 2820, same as before. I tried with a D-Star HT, the machine was working perfectly. I assume I got into the machine ok, according to the S meter it replied but I received it in normal FM mode, not DV mode as the radio was set to. I tried to access a local D-Star repeater that was about a mile away. I contacted the repair center in Michigan, they suggested a reset. Strike one: After the warranty had just expired, I was in an FM QSO on a local repeater when suddenly the radio started switching back and forth between memory and VFO modes. This radio is supplied with the OPC-1663 and OPC-1712 separation cables.

This radio comes with full function backlit HM-133 remote DTMF hand mic, mounting bracket, power cord and spare fuses. It is 9600 BPS packet ready too (6 pin DIN). The IC-2820H is D-STAR upgradeable with the optional UT-123 Power output is 50/15/5 watts on 2 meters and 50/15/5 watts on 440 MHz.

Diversity receiving is available in 127 MHz, 136 MHz, 146 MHz, 375 MHz, 440 MHz and 500 MHz bands only. This feature is useful when you are listening in a moving vehicle or the transmitting station itself is moving. The diversity function compares the receiving signal strength from two different antennas, ANT1 and ANT2, and automatically selects the strongest signal. The rear panel has two SO-239 antenna jacks to support diversity reception (two antennas required). The ICOM IC-2820H 2M/440 dual bander has all the features you would expect and some you would not! You get: separate front panel, wideband receive, 3 power settings, built-in CTCSS decode/encode, selectable amber/green display, PC compatibility and 522 memory channels. EMail SubscriptionRegistered users are allowed to subscribe to specific review topics and receive eMail notifications when new reviews are posted.

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