Icom IC-R20 Two-Way Radio User Manual


 
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OTHER FUNCTIONS
Antenna selection
The IC-R20 has an internal bar antenna for receiving AM
broadcast band
(0.495–1.620 MHz) signals. In addition, the
connected earphone’s cable can be used as an antenna for
receiving FM broadcast band
(76.000–107.995 MHz; differ ac-
cording to version) signals.
DD
Selecting antenna
qPush [8 SET] for 1 sec. to enter set mode.
wRotate [R-DIAL] to select “AM ANTENNA” or “FM AN-
TENNA” item for AM broadcast band or FM broadcast
band, respectively.
eAfter pushing [8 SET], rotate [R-DIAL] to select “BAR”
when “AM ANTENNA” is selected for the AM broadcast
band; select “EARPHONE” when “FM ANTENNA” is se-
lected for the FM broadcast band.
yPush [DUALWATCH] momentarily to exit set mode.
NOTE:
Some noise or spurious may be received when the inter-
nal bar or earphone cable is used for antenna.
• The supplied or third party’s antenna MUST BE con-
nected to the antenna connector to receive signals other
than AM or FM broadcast bands.
• When receiving an AM broadcast signal with internal bar
antenna, aim the receiver to better audio direction.
• When the internal bar or earphone cable is used for an an-
tenna, the attenuator function cannot be used.
>BAR
-EXT
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AM-ANTENNA
>EARPHONE
-EXT
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FM-ANTENNA
Bar antenna selection for
0.4951.620 MHz band
Earphone cable selection for
76.000107.995 MHz band
***-SET-MODE-***
-BAR
>EXT
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AM-ANTENNA
-SET-EXPAND
-FM-ANTENNA
>AM-ANTENNA
-AF-FILTER
-ANL
-NOISE-BLANKER
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[R-DIAL]
DUALWATCH
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