Icom IC-A6 User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ..................................................................................... i
IMPORTANT ...................................................................................... i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ................................................................... i
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES .............................................................. i
PRECAUTION .................................................................................. ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................... iii
1 ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT .................................................... 1
2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ..........................................................2–7
Panel description
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Function display
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3 BASIC OPERATION .............................................................8–11
Setting a frequency
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Selecting a weather channel (U.S.A. version only)
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Receiving
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ANL function
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Channel spacing setting
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Setting a squelch level
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Transmitting
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Low battery indicator
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Recall function
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Setting weather alert function
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Accessing the 121.5 MHz emergency frequency
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Lock function
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Side tone function
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Setting beep tone
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4 MEMORY OPERATION ...................................................... 12–15
Memory channel selection
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Transferring memory contents
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Programming a memory channel
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Memory names
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Clearing the memory contents
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5 SCAN OPERATION ............................................................16–17
Scan types
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COM band scan
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Memory scan
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Weather channel scan (U.S.A. version only)
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“TAG” channel setting
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6 VOR NAVIGATION (IC-A24 ONLY) ....................................18–24
VOR indicators
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VOR functions
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Flying to a VOR station
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Entering a desired course
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Crosschecking position
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Duplex operation (U.S.A. version only)
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7 CLONING .................................................................................25
8 BATTERY PACKS ..............................................................26–29
Battery cautions
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Battery charging
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Optional battery case
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Optional battery chargers
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9 SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................30–31
10 OPTIONS ..................................................................................32
11 OPTIONAL HEADSET CONNECTION ....................................33
12 SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION..................................34–35
13 FOR CLASS A UNINTENTIONAL RADIATORS ..................... 36
14 TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................37
INDEX .......................................................................................38–39

Icom IC-A6 Specifications

General

Frequency Range	118.000–136.975 MHz
Channel Spacing	25 kHz
Antenna Impedance	50Ω
Power Supply Requirement	7.2 V DC
Waterproof	No
Channels	200 channels
Current Drain	1.5 A (at max output)
RF Output Power	5 W (PEP)
Modulation	AM
Battery Life	15 hours
Weight	430g
Dimensions	54 x 129.3 x 35.5 mm