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August 2023 41
Icom IC-T
1
0 Dual-Band
Handheld Transceiver
Reviewed by Rick Palm, K1CE
The Icom IC-T10 is a compact dual-band FM handheld
transceiver that covers the 2-meter and 70-centimeter
bands, one band at a time. It also covers the FM
broadcast band 88 – 108 MHz (receive only), the Na-
tional Weather Service weather broadcast channels,
and extended frequencies 136 – 174 MHz and 400
– 479 MHz with transmit-only on the amateur bands.
Description
The radio comes with the BP-280 battery pack, a rub-
ber duck antenna (FA-S270C), a belt clip, a desktop
rapid charger (BC-213)
,
and an ac adapter. The an-
tenna connector is an SMA type (50 ohms). It is a small
radio (see Table 2 for more details).
While holding down the monitor key (below the PTT),
the large dial knob on top of the radio can be rotated to
adjust the squelch level. Hold down the monitor key to
briefl y open the squelch. Just below the monitor knob
Reprinted with permission; copyright ARRL.
