
FOREWORD
Thank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-V8000
VHF FM TRANSCEIVER
is designed and built with Icom’s supe-
rior technology and craftsmanship. With proper care, this prod-
uct should provide you with years of trouble-free operation.
We understand making you have a choice of many different
radios in the market place. I want to take a couple of mo-
ments of your time to thank you for making your IC-V8000
your radio of choice, and hope you agree with ICOM’s philos-
ophy of “technology first.” Many hours of research and devel-
opment went into the design of your IC-V8000.
FEATURES
❍
75 W* of high transmit output power
(except Taiwan version)
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Front mounted speaker for clear readability
❍
Tone squelch, DTCS squelch standard
❍
Dual color (amber & green) LCD backlight
❍
Remote control microphone available
(optional for some versions)
❍
Optional DTMF decoder
IMPORTANT
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS
carefully and completely
before using the transceiver.
SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL—
This in-
struction manual contains important operating instructions for
the IC-V8000.
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS
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DEFINITION
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WARNING!
CAUTION
NOTE
Personal injury, fire hazard or electric shock
may occur.
Equipment damage may occur.
Recommended for optimum use. No risk of
personal injury, fire or electric shock.
Icom, Icom Inc. and the
are registered trademarks of Icom In-
corporated (Japan) in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ger-
many, France, Spain, Russia and/or other countries.