[ICOM] Icom Handheld units

[John Geiger]

I think the O2AT had the built in CTCSS whereas the
O2A did not.  

These were THE radios to have when they first came out
in the early 80s.  First HT to have CTCSS tones
included in the software.  First HT to run directly
off of 12 volts.  Still not a bad radio by todays
standards, although a little big.  They use the common
BP2/3/4/5/7/8 series of batteries that the 2AT and
HTX202 also use.  

The audio output was kind of low unless you did a mod
for it.  I had a O2AT that was not modded and a O4AT
that was, and it made a world of difference.

Wish I could find an O3AT for that price.

73s John NE0P

--- STeve Andre' <andres at msu.edu> wrote:
> On Tuesday 17 May 2005 19:12, Duane B. Fischer,
> W8DBF wrote:
> > Today I visited the family of a Ham who became a
> SK last month. One of them
> > showed me a pair of Icom two meter handheld units,
> they did not look much
> > alike,
> > but both said 02a. However, one did have another
> letter after the "02a", a
> > "T" I
> > think.
> >
> > They seemed to be older models to me, there was an
> original manual for
> > each. One
> > works for sure, the other I am not sure of.
> >
> > I know nothing about this model. Can one of you
> tell me when it was made,
> > why there is an obvious physical difference and
> what the
> >
> > They are in good cosmetic condition. As stated,
> one works the other I do
> > not know. Working with the assumption that both do
> work, about what is each
> > one worth?
> >
> > thank you very much.
> >
> > Duane Fischer, W8DBF
> 
> Duane,  It sure sounds like those are Icom IC-02AT
> HT's.  These were the 
> second series of Icom HT's after the IC-2AT, IC-3AT
> and IC-4AT came out.
> (actually there are IC-2A/3A/4A's as well, without a
> touch tone pad).
> 
> There may be an IC-02A without a touch tone pad;
> I've heard that such
> a thing existed but never quite believed it.
> 
> These are well made radios, but limited by todays
> standards.  5W out
> with 13.8VDC, 10 memories and PL, but the older
> units couldn't keep
> a PL tone when wandering around in VFO mode; you had
> to put it back
> in every time you QSY'd.  A minor annoyance that
> they fixed with better
> software in later units.
> 
> All in all, excellent radios.  I recently got an
> IC-03AT as a spare for about
> $45, so the price of the 02AT's is probably a little
> less.  These were made
> in the early to mid/late 80's.  I got my first 02AT
> new at Dayton in 1985.
> 
> --STeve Andre'
> wb8wsf
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