Dayton Hamvention 2025: Global Radio Enthusiasts Rely on Icom Radios for Versatility and Reliable Performance

Hi. My name is Brad. My call sign is CUDA Delta eight Lima Whiskey Zulu. I had the chance about a year ago to buy a used dot com seven eighteen radio and I fell in love with it. It's a it's a compact radio, easy to use, easy to program and, I've had a lot of fun making contacts with it. Basically, I'm running barefoot into a four wire dipole hundred watts and, the SWR and it's really really good. One to one across all frequencies, have no problems and, I've made contacts on that thing as far away as, Nevada, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, bunch into Florida, all over the East Coast. You name it, I probably called it. I encourage you if you want to look at a radio to get an ICOM because you won't be disappointed. Hi. My name is George, n nine p n o, originally from Chicago, and I have with me my my friend, Nathan. Nathan. Yeah. He doesn't have a call right now, but he's very well studied. We're here at the ICON booth in Dayton, Ohio Xenia for, a live shot with ICON. I'm a big ICON guy. I actually a member of the Wisconsin Interstate Network with how many repeaters? Forty seven. Forty seven link repeaters. If you're interested in ICOM, you must go to Wisconsin Interstate Network. ICOM has been with me just ever since I've been a amateur radio operator, and I'm really proud of what they they offer to us amateurs. It's when all else fails that we need. So, would you wanna say anything, Nathan? Yeah. My dad and me love Icom, and we use it for almost everything. So that's about it. Thank you, Icom, for letting us be part of your program here, and, future looks bright. And, communications is not an illusion with ICON. Hi, everyone. My name is Guillermo, X-ray queen three, Sierra alpha from Santiago, the Chile, South America. And first time and with, with satellites. I'm working in satellites a lot of time ago, And and really the, nine seven nine seven hundred, ICOM, it's an amazing piece of rig, to satellites. Before, previously, I'm tried with several kind of rigs, but finally, it's it's a it's a masterpiece. The the the new ICOM, I'm enjoying a lot doing it doing, hundreds for, satellite contacts. And also, I'm starting with, with EME and and, of course, I'm add to my station another one, is, IC nine seven hundred. The the the the experience is is very awesome, with, in in different kind of, contacts. I'm a star in in in EMI, in our QRP mode, but, I I have a great success with my income. In the HF, starting with probably everyone with a seven three hundred, to me is the is is the is the perfect rig because for a small price, you can enjoy an an an a wonderful a wonderful weeks with all kind of features. And and finally, my my my big pieces of my station is, is my seven, six ten ICOM. It's an amazing, rig for for contest, for, communications, DX, generally. Every day, I can work more and more, stations, new contacts, new DX with with this, rig, and not not necessarily with a big, big antennas. It's it's it's really I mean, I I I I'm really I'm really happy with my station and and enjoy with contact with all of the world. Thank you very much for the outcome, for, sharing my experience, and see you on the Earth. Seventy six. Oh, my name is, John. My cosign is g four f u o, golf four foxtrot United Oscar, and I live in York in the UK. And here is my best friend. Hi, John. My name's Arthur, golf eight India Mike Zulu, and I also live in York. My main station rig is an Icom seven five six Pro. Well, that's very interesting, Arthur, because, my rig is an Icom IC seven three hundred, which, I was one of the first people in the UK to buy an IC seven three hundred. I learned about them, from a friend in Japan. And when they I ordered it, I prepaid the money, and it was delivered very early on in I was one of the first people to earn that fantastic Icom radio. Well, of course, I'm not as wealthy as you, John. So my Icom seven five six pro, I bought cheaply because it didn't work. And now that it's fixed, it's given sterling service for several years. Well, that's quite interesting. Can I tell you that I also own an Icom IC nine seven zero zero, VHF, UHF radio? It works really fantastically. And I have an Icom fifty one hundred in my car. That's very interesting. Yeah. And, anyway, we're here today, at the Icom stand, and, we think Icom radios are really great. That's great. I what do you think about Icom radio? Icom radios are really good. Yeah. So that's about it from me. Golf four, fox dot united oscar, seven three. And from me, Golf eight India, Mike Zulu, seven three. This is Larry, k three l t, Dover, Delaware. I started in ham radio when I was, in the United States Air Force, at Andrews Air Force Base in nineteen eighty one, but I've been to ham ever since then, and I have, operated with reciprocal licenses in in Germany twice, England once, I've been in Air Force Mars, my call sign was the FAA seven LR, but the ICOM IC seventy three hundred is the radio for digital modes. And no company that starts with a sells anything comparable. Out of the box, you're gonna be on FTA, PSK thirty one, RIDI, Olivia, basically any modes supported by, FL Digi Software or virtually any other digital mode software out there. For young people, amateur radio offers a great a great chance to basically get themselves doing something other than being totally engaged and overwhelmed by social media allows them to reach out to a larger world around them, you know, and and and to and to meet, you know, meet people over the air, that that that's one thrill that just never goes away. ICOM for the love of radio. ICOM for the love of ham radio. ICOM for the love of ham radio. ICOM for the love of ham radio. Talk to the Lord of Ham Radio.