Pros & Cons
Pros
Icom icm88 vhf is very reliable and excellent performance vhf. Transmit range is good for a hand held radio. The programmable scan / dual scan is great for monitoring several channels. Set up is painless.
Highlights
Quality
The quality of the units is excellent they can withstand shocks bumps and being dropped
Sound quality and range are excellent much better than the license free units i have used
Icom is a name ive grown to associate with quality over the years
Shipping
They arrived about 3 days after i ordered via free shipping
Packaging/appearance
Packaging was very good because you could tell they got banged around by upsusps during shipping
Competitiveness
I highly recommend icom although it has a higher price tag you will definitely get what you pay for
Overview
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- This product had a total of 18 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 29 2023.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I went with these because icom is a very reliable name not like this knock off china clones coming through
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For occasional use the battery lasts for at least 2 months between charges
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The coast guard will broadcast warnings on channel 16 which should always be monitored
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The coastguard once warned me about a dangerous storm approaching
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Some how the other day working around the yard i managed to inadvertently unlock the battery from the radio and the radio fell on the ground
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Luckily it wasnt damaged or run over before i found it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I went to reach for the radio and all that was on my belt was the battery
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have ended up putting some silicone rubber in behind the battery latch switch