So, I suppose I have to contact Icom and request a working dick to fully program the radio.I live and operate this radio in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.This transceiver receives excellent audio reports in rugged mountainous terrain.
The furthest A report Ive received via simplex thus far was from an operator using a stock Yaesu FT-60 at 15 miles and it was not line-of-sight (multiple mountains). Reception from that station was barely audible and not comprehensible. Hey, what can be expected from a rubber duck handheld at that distance in rugged mountains That individual later let me know that my transmission from the IC-2300H was received and copied Lima Charlie (loud and clear). This unit has had no issues reaching the local repeaters at 20 miles. Something I noticed was that the included mic (HM-133) sounds a bit tinny and does not capture the mid and lower tones of the users voice. It is entirely functional but I replaced it with the simpler and less expensive ICOM HM-154 and the middle register is relayed much better during transmission. Icom Ic 2300H Reviews Upgrade Compared ToIn short, the less expensive HM-154 was an upgrade compared to the pricier included HM-133 mic. The unit does heat up at higher wattage as one might expect but nothing I would consider unusual. This transceiver sports a tuning knob that is of good size and grip. Icom Ic 2300H Reviews Driver Am FocusedIve found it useful when I as the driver am focused on the trail and my passenger needs to change frequencies (radio mounted on passenger side of center console). I have found all the knobs smooth in operation with the tuning knob also exhibiting a nice bump between frequenciesmemories which is helpful on bumpy trails. Easy access to NOAA weather broadcast (and WX alert) for those times when you find yourself all alone miles from civilization with a storm inbound. Pros: 1. Excellent performance at distance 2. Easy to learn controls on the radio unit itself (beats my Yaesu 8800) 4. Included HM-133 mic only adequate, tinny and outperformed by the less expensive and simpler HM-154 (why not just package the HM-154 with the radio and drop the sale price another 30 to reflect the change in equipment) Bottom line: I would buy this transceiver again for use as loaner equipment or as a mobilefixed 2m station with the HM-154 mic. ![]() Perhaps there is a flaw with my radio, but I notice a previous poster stated that the radio runs cool. I tuned my antenna to give a flat SWR on my two commonly used two-meter repeaters and the radio becomes hot enough to actually burn my hand, even at medium power. Icom Ic 2300H Reviews Free Space WithThe radios is mounted in free space with air circulation and I have never, after 24 years of being a ham and over a dozen mobile rigs, owned a radio that was able to inflict a second degree burn with a brief touch of the heat sink Mounting the heat-sink on the bottom of the radio seems a current trend, despite logic that heat rises. I shudder to think what the circuit board must endure while using the 2300H. I mounted a fan on the bottom of the radio, but find the noise too annoying as a long term fix. I have a Kenwood 271 in my other car and it runs MUCH cooler than the Icom. The other issue is the users manual, or lack there of. The rig does not come with a users manual, but a CD (thats useful on the road) and the included CD just gives me a disk error in my computers.
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