20 Most Recent Icom IC-R8500 Base Scanner Questions & Answers

l would first check for audio from the external speaker connection which most have.

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wow thats a great radio, pack it up and send it to me.(just kidding)you might want to contact icom www.icomamerica.com and talk to their techs about this one. congratulations on having one fine radio, it is worth a quality repair,ive wanted to take one of those apart for years lol

First check the tape cables from Conv Unit and Rf unit to main unit.
Second find if the PLL ICs lock (MC145190) check voltage at pin 2 (LO) ~4,5Vdc in PLL Unit.
Third find If the (PQ30RV31) voltage ADJ in main works.

no sound

Bad Solder Connections on The Main Board(Look for Ring Breaks)

There is normally an electrolytic capacitor on the back of the display that regulates voltage for brightness. Sometimes thy are easy to replace. Or give it to a radio engineer, or return it to Icom for repair. They would likely just replace the display module and board. Someone else reports low contrast. https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/ic-a24-screen-contrast.321716/ https://www.google.com/search?q=ICOM+IC-a24+blank+display ..

It can be a few things but first try resetting your CPU, while your transceiver is off, hold down the UP & DOWN buttons simultaneously then turn the transceiver back on, now it should be reset to the factory default settings

The RX light should light up when receiving a signal. It may be your squelch setting is too high. Push the VOL knob until it enters the squelch setting, then set the squelch so it just cancels noise. If still not working you could have a wire broken in connector from headset that plugs into the radio.

Send it in for repair. It is broken https://www.google.com/search?q=Icom+ic-210e

If you're hearing a beep when pressing a button on the remote keypad for your IC-7610, it's possible that the keypad is not programmed correctly or is not communicating with the radio properly. Here are a few troubleshooting steps you can try:

1. Check the connection: Make sure the remote keypad is securely connected to the radio's remote jack using the supplied cable.
2. Check the settings: Make sure the remote keypad settings on the radio are configured correctly. Press the MENU button on the radio, select "Set" and then "Remote Operation." Check that the "Remote Type" setting is set to "IC-7610" and that the "Remote Address" matches the keypad's address.
3. Check the keypad programming: Make sure the buttons on the keypad are programmed with the correct commands. You can check this by pressing the MENU button on the radio, selecting "Set" and then "Function Keys." The functions assigned to each key should be displayed on the screen. If they are not, you can program them by pressing and holding the F key on the keypad and then pressing the button you want to assign a function to.
4. Reset the radio and keypad: Try resetting the radio and keypad to their factory settings. You can do this by pressing and holding the POWER button on the radio until it turns off, and then pressing and holding the FUNC button and the ENT button on the keypad while turning the radio back on.

If none of these steps work, it's possible that there is a hardware issue with either the radio or the keypad. You may want to contact the manufacturer's customer support for further assistance.

The Fix Programming via CS-R6 with Windows 10 made the problem. Scanning was very slow. The CS-R6 program through Windows 10 made problems with the scanning speed - it became very slow, one frequency in 2 seconds instead of 100 frequencies in one second. Through programming CS-R6 on Windows 7, the scanning speed returned to the corresponding one in the ICOM instructions - 100 frequencies per second

Hi, please move the radio away from it's current position to attempt to find alternative position where it's frequency will be transmitted clearly as intended. Also, please keep away from any microwaves or speakers so as not to cause any interference. Thank you.