Hand Held Communication Reciever

Listen Almost Anywhere to Almost Anything! The IC-R5's combination of small size, powerful specifications and outstanding features puts you in the action, whether listening in on your favorite drivers car-to-pit radio calls while at the race track, looking for something new while traveling, or catching your favorite radio programs at home. Wideband Receive 0.150-1309.995 MHz* The IC-R5s wideband reception means virtually anything from AM broadcast to UHF TV audio is fair listening game. Every TV broadcast channel is preprogrammed into this radio.* Listen to AM & FM radio stations, utility communications, and more. For the race fan, the IC-R5 puts you so close to the asphalt, only the man behind the wheel is experiencing more action. *Depending on version. 1250 Alphanumeric Memory Channels Make up your own channel names for each of up to 1250 memory channels, and channel recognition is easy! The IC-R5s LCD display lets you use numbers, letters or a combination of both when naming channels and banks. Icoms exclusive Dynamic Memory Scan (DMS) gives you the flexibility to customize and manage the IC-R5s memory banks the way you want or need. Convenient Power and Charging Power on the go is easy, thanks to the IC-R5s ability to operate from a variety of power sources. You may: power the radio via the DC port; or use the included 2 “AA” size rechargeable Ni-Cd batteries*: or use long storage life “AA” alkalines. A DC jack allows for simultaneous battery charging while operating the radio. *Depending on version. Computer Programmable With the optional software and cable, IC-R5 programming and cloning are a breeze. Hook your IC-R5 up to a PC and youre ready to customize channel names, scan lists, and more. Other Features: Built-in ferrite bar antenna for AM broadcast FM earphone cord antenna capability DTCS and CTCSS tone squelch function Offset monitor capability for semi-duplex operation monitoring Auto squelch and squelch monitor capability Built-in attenuator Low-battery indicator and beep Power save function 30-120 minutes auto power off timer LCD backlight with timer Auto memory write scan stores the detected frequency, mode and tone into a specified memory Priority watch function with beep alert Reversible up/down buttons and dial knob for volume, frequency, memory channel, scan direction and set mode settings 100 preprogrammed worldwide shortwave channels* Weather channels with weather alert function* *USA Version Only