Icom IC-A24 Handheld Nav/Comm Review

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The Icom IC-24 is an excellent handheld unit to communicate either G/G or A/G. The additional VOR functions are also great and provide a pilot or ground operator azimuth and ID of the dialed in VOR. My use (installation of VOR systems) had one drawback in that I was located too close (in the building) to the VOR for good communications to occur due to de-sense of the receiver front end. This was corrected by use of a high pass filter in the antenna line. For most users this would not be a problem.

Update 2/1/2013: I still love this unit, but I should state that the ICOM battery management is not the best possibly due to the software power up circuitry which draws power even with the unit off. If you are not going to use the unit on a daily basis (off for long periods of time) as mine is, then you should remove the battery to prevent overcharging and damaging the battery. Mine may sit for months between uses and I find that this practice has kept me from overcharging and getting out in the field with a useless battery.

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Haven't had to use this yet but will be good for monitoring solo students and as a backup radio. It did come with the headset cable in the box which I saw no mention of but sells for $30 $50 so I'm glad I held off on buying the headset adapter until I got the A24. It can pick up the VOR on the ground at my house about 8 miles north.

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It made my CFI jealous. Great for checking the weather and monitoring ground frequencies. I will be carrying it as a backup radio once I get my license.

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Want to easily get the ATIS? Communicate with a student in the pattern? Or what if you comms fail? Have had this ICOM for about 9 months. Glad I have it. Use it to check info and I have used during a primary communication failure.

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I chose this radio over a similar product from Sporty's. Bad choice. I find it difficult to use and I've been using aircraft radios for over 50 years.