Icom IC-V80 HT Programming and Testing....PLUS New Year GIVEAWAY!!

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In this video I spent some time with the Icom V-80 which I got in a Mystery Box from Main Trading Company. This is a VHF Analog radio and it is one of the most basic radios you could probably get when it came out.
In the video I showed how to program a simplex and repeater as well as save those to the memory. It is important skill to have with any HT you own, is to be able to program it by hand I always thought.
I spent some time hooking this to a few tools that i've started to use, the first being the Surecom SW-102 SWR and Wattmeter to check the power output levels. And then my newest tool the TinySA Ultra, which was used to check for harmonics and to see how clean the signal was.
Please Subscribe: 02:22
Unboxing: 04:06
First Use: 06:44
Programming Call Channel: 08:32
Programming Simplex Memory Channel: 10:19
Accessing Menu Functions: 11:15
Programming Repeater and PL Tones: 11:40
Memory Scan Feature: 14:28
Testing Power Output with Surecom SW-102: 14:45
Testing Signal With TinySA Ultra: 17:58
Final Thoughts: 25:45
Giveaway Details: 28:45

[@MikeN2MAK]

The TinySA is definitely on my list. It's pretty cool what you can do with it.

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

I'm really liking it, it is pretty easy to use so far and gives a lot of useful information, specially when it comes to the cheap import HT's. 73! -Kevin

[@don_n5skt]

I have the V80. I have had it for years. I like it because it can take regular batteries so you don't have to charge it. Just buy some more AAs.

[@spirosdelivorrias3675]

This humble VHF only Icom radio has a time proven rock solid front-end rejecting strong signals from outside the amateur band (Check QST and ARRL testing on the receiver performance of most current and older handhelds) and it is therefore the perfect intermod free emergency radio to take along with me on my lonely hikes especially close to FM broadcasting mountain tops...! Best seasonal wishes de sv1obi...

[@AlexCausey]

have a V80 and a lithium battery & charger upgrade I just got off of Amazon, great radio.

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

It works exactly as it should and has that Icom quality that I recognize. Good call on the lithium battery and charger upgrade! 73, Kevin

[@evhvariac2]

This is actually a great tutorial for the V80

[@donnakano3697]

Quite an upgrade from the IC2AT!

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

Oh Yeah! Good luck 73, -Kevin

[@kb9mtd-aaronwebb]

Man just getting around to watching this. Saw the shorts first. Missed the cutoff time.
Thanks for the videos!!

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

Thanks for watching! I've got another giveaway planned for 1500 subscribers so keep an eye out. 73! -Kevin

[@evhvariac2]

Ah the “sport” model with the AA battery pack

[@JoeFramo-uw9fp]

Hey Kevin first time I like to win that radio if you don't

[@A.Canales1489]

Hola.
Tienes el software para este modelo, Ic-V80?

[@JoeFramo-uw9fp]

Hey Kevin help me with that v80 I like that radio❤

[@outnaboot]

Nice to work you today on POTA >> Stuart VE9SRC

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

Thanks again, I had such a pileup today, I was recording while I was there so you can hear yourself in an upcoming video
73! -Kevin