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K6HOM
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Rating: 4/5
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Mar 9, 2011 16:42
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Nice, Simple, Rugged HT
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I purchased my V82 used with the higher capacity BP-210N battery. I also own an IC-92AD. Initially, I was surprised by the size of this HT, it was a lot larger and heavier than my 92AD. After several months of use, I really like this HT. Simple to program, easy to use, and I have come to prefer its larger size. No, there is no back-lighting for the keys and there is no battery status indicator. But this thing works and works well. Excellent RX, keeps right up with the 92AD RX. Simplicity is nice! Didn’t think that 2 extra watts (7W total) would make a difference, but it does at my suburban QTH. We have lots of surrounding flat farmland, I can hit a few repeaters that I normally cannot with 5W. Nice solid feel, well built (all metal), and very rugged. Very happy with this HT, it is the one that I take on business trips and vacations because it is simple to scan, find, set PL and save local repeaters that I am not familiar with. No operating manual or repeater guidebook needed. Might have to buy a U82 next. Highly recommended.
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KJ6EFY
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Rating: 3/5
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Jan 19, 2011 13:32
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Great little radio but could be much beter
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I bought this radio in January of 2011. I was looking for a cheap radio to get me back on the air and thought about another Yaesu FT 250 but decided I wanted to try something different. I liked the fact that this radio could be D STAR upgradeable and that it packs 7 watts output. I can say that coupled with the Diamond RH77CA this radio gets out pretty good on the repeaters. I can get a couple of distant repeaters that I could not get before. Audio quality is fairly good too. Now for the bad part. As has been said before the 600 MAH battery that comes standard with the radio is paltry to say the least. I have ordered an 1100 MAH battery but according to the specs don't expect much more life out of that one. If you want a LiOn battery not only are you gonna pay a premium for that but you will need to buy a whole new charger as all of their standard batteries are NiCad. The worst part of this radio is that there is no battery meter. When your battery runs out you will know when the radio wont transmit anymore usually in the middle of a conversation. While I love this radio I cant say I would buy another one I wish Icom would come out with an updated version of this radio and fix some of these major flaws.
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KF7LNX
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Rating: 4/5
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Oct 31, 2010 19:02
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Very Good First Radio
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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It's been 3 months since I have my first Technician License and since I have the Icom IC-V82 and it's been a great radio. This radio has all of the features that I would expect to have.
This radio have CTCSS/DTCS Tone, Repeater Off Set, NOAA Weather Radio, the ability of Scanning all other VHF Frequencies, and the capability of having 200 channels (Which is a lot to me, since I'm only using 76 channels). The radio is really durable and is built to last. I did drop the radio several times and it has survived a lot more better then most of my other scanners.
There is a few downsides that I have noticed with the radio. The first impression I noticed is that I wish the display of the radio could have been a bit larger and the keyboard pads could have been back lit for low light use.
Other then that, with the $140 that I paid for this radio, this radio is really durable with features that will make me happy. This is a great radio for first time ham users who don't want to break their budget. This radio is one of my personal recommended handheld radio.
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KF6NNR
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 4, 2009 06:41
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great product!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I love this little ht!i bought it at ham radio outlet for $140 pluse $20 for a diamond antenna. most people say that the 7 watts is just a scam. WRONG! i can rach a repeater 50+ miles awy from my house. the audio on it is wonderful. the rubber duck antenna, not so good. it is not very flexible and mine is already sterting to come apart.i would recommend the diamond rh77ca. you can get those at HRO for about $20. alot of people have also said that it breaks with only a little bit of water touches it. NOT TRUE!! i had this radio in the rain for an hour and it still works perfectly fine. i love this radio and would recommend it for beginners and ham radio vetrans.
kf6nnr
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SQ3HTB
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Rating: 0/5
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Sep 23, 2009 07:10
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Low quality
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I own this radio 3 almost year, accumulator has died after 1,5 year :(, it was loaded current 50mA (stabilized). Other my radio has proficient accumulators for 8-12 year when they are loaded so. Radio is unresistant break down on rain which microphone. It long price Iqom and low quality, each radio is better, even chinese. It falsity MIL-STD.
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KJ4MCK
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Rating: 4/5
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Aug 24, 2009 15:34
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Great HT
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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My dad(KQ4LS) told me and my brother if we passed our Tech test he would get us a radio. We took our test in March and both passed. I picked the V82 my brother got the Yaseu vx-170. My pick was so much better the 7 watt compared to the 5 watt is a big difference. He lives in the middle of town and can barley hit the reapeter from inside his apartment, I live 20+ miles from town and can hit it from inside the house.
The battery life is awsome its only went dead on me twice both times after not being charged for several days.
The only thing keeping it from a 5 is the non-lit keyboard. But the screen does light up and with a map light in the truck it dosen't really matter.
I would deffinetly recomond this HT. It also comes with a desktop charger that you can keep the radio on while it charges.
Great radio!
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AB7KT
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Rating: 5/5
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May 7, 2009 05:39
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I am very satisfied with mine
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have owned a bunch of HTs over the years. At the time I purchased the IC-V82 I owned two other HTs. In my opinon, I felt that many HTs were getting far too complicated and contained many features that I never used. In addition, I guess I am going against the grain here, but I also felt they were getting too small.
I liked the fact that the IC-V82 was large for a modern HT, making it IMO easier to operate than a miniature or sub-miniature radio. It is IMO pretty simple to operate (although like every radio I own, I do need to use the manual for some features). I think the 7 watts does make a difference on the air: HTs have proven to me to be very marginal in performace with their severely compromised antennas, so every little bit helps. I do have another VHF/UHF radio with 50 watts and an outdoor antenna in the shack, but I like to have something sitting on the end table in the living room and the 7 watts allow me to get into the local repeaters from my easy chair. I have to also admit that probably the biggest reason I bought the IC-V82 was price. I liked the other features of the radio, but made pretty much an impulse buy because it offered the features I liked at a very reasonable price. I figured that I wouldn't feel bad using this HT under rough conditions since the price is so low I wouldn't be devastated if something happened to it, although I am certainly not going to mistreat it.
I personally don't buy factory accessories for a lot of my radio stuff. They are priced a lot higher than aftermarket accessories which often provide much higher performance than the factory parts. So, after buying the radio, I picked up a Batteries America battery pack with that provides 7.2 volts at 2200 mAh, their charger, and their lighter plug. I also replaced the factory rubber duck antenna with a higher performace aftermarket antenna that I had lying around the house.
So far, I have nothing negative to say about the radio.
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G8WVW
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Rating: 2/5
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Dec 1, 2008 22:11
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Human interface is awful
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Sorted out a problem with a friends V82 and I must say it may be very clever electronically but the human interface is absolutely awful. The display is tiny, keypad confusing and the menus are not intuitive in any way. I work in the electronics industry and very accustomed to complicated systems ... I could not programme a memory and add a name to it without using the manual. Very confusing and frustrating. In comparison to the FT60 or VX170's it really is awful.
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KI4NSQ
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Rating: 3/5
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Nov 5, 2008 03:43
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Good HT when dry
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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As a new HAM I managed to get it programmed for the local repeater; really liked the weather alert function. But then I got it wet in the rain and it died. Not covered by warranty. I'll be more careful next time I buy one.
KI4NSQ
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KJ4AQV
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 14, 2008 18:50
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100 times better than a cb radio hand held, Loud and strong!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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This radio is alsome, a must have for a ht every new and old ham should have one. 7W of power and a great recive. Works very well with a wilson mag mount for mobile. It sells it's self, buy it and you sould love it. 73 kj4aqv kevin.
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