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    INSTRUCTION MANUAL UHF GMRS TRANSCEIVER iF21GM This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Oper- ation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This de- vice may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including in- terference that may cause undesired operation.[...]

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    i Y our Icom radio generates RF electromagnetic energy during transmit mode. This radio is de- signed for and classified as “Occupational Use Only”, meaning it must be used only during the course of employment by individuals aware of the hazards, and the ways to minimize such hazards. This radio is NOT intended for use by the “General Popula-[...]

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    ii this radio by the manufacturer or an antenna specifically authorized by the manufacturer for use with this radio. • DO NOT transmit for more than 50% of total radio use time ( “ 50% duty cycle”). T ransmitting more than 50% of the time can cause FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be exceeded. The radio is transmitting when the “[...]

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    iii Y our Icom F21GM operates on GMRS frequencies (Plus 7 channels shared with FRS ). GENERAL MOBILE RADIO SER VICE (GMRS) GMRS is a two-way personal radio service available to an individual (one man or one woman) to facilitate the activities of the individ - ual's immediate family members. GMRS is not authorized for busi- ness uses. Users mus[...]

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    v FOREWORD Thank you for purchasing the IC-F21GM FM transceiver . READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely before using the transceiver . SA VE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL – This instruction manual contains important operating instructions for the transceiver . IMPOR T ANT R CAUTION! NEVER hold the transceiver so that the antenna is very close [...]

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    vi T ABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY TRAINING INFORMA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i-ii ABOUT GMRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v IMPORT ANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    1 P ANEL DESCRIPTION 1 ‘ ‘ Switches, controls, keys and connectors y u Speaker Mic w e r t q i SP MIC CH1 ↔ CH16 Mic UP Mic A Mic Down Mic B • HM-75A (OPTION)[...]

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    Mic Up Push and hold to open the noise/tone squelch. Mic Down Same as [W/N] key . (p. 22) Mic A Push to start/stop scan function. (P . 22) Mic B Push several times to select output power; Low1, Low2 and High. (p. 13) 2 1 P ANEL DESCRIPTION q CHANNEL SELECT OR/SW [CH] (p. 14) T urn to select CH1 to CH16. w VOLUME CONTROL [OFF/VOL] T urns power ON an[...]

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    ‘ ‘ LED indicator The TX/RX indicator LED indicates informa- tion in several ways as follows; (Ref.; R=Red, G=Green) P ANEL DESCRIPTION 1 3 R R R R R R R R R R R R G R G GG • TX: T urns Red while transmitting a signal. • RX: T urns Green while receiving a signal. • Low BA TT1: Y ou should charge the battery . (blinks slowly) • Low BA TT[...]

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    2 ACCESSORIES 4 ‘ ‘ Accessory attachment D Supplied accessories The transceiver comes supplied with the following accessories. q Flexible antenna w Belt clip D Antenna The antenna screws onto the transceiver as illustrated at right. D Belt clip Attach the belt clip to the transceiver as illustrated below . q w[...]

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    5 3 BA TTER Y P ACKS ‘ ‘ Battery pack replacement Before replacing the battery pack, the volume control MUST be ro- tated fully counterclockwise, until a click is heard, to turn the power OFF . • Push the battery release for- ward, then pull the battery pack upward with the trans- ceiver facing you. D D BA TTERY P ACKS * 1 Operating periods a[...]

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    6 3 BA TTERY P ACKS ‘ ‘ Battery cautions • CAUTION! NEVER short the terminals of the battery pack (or charging terminals of the transceiver). Also, current may fl ow into nearby metal objects such as a necklace, so be careful when plac- ing battery packs (or the transceiver) in handbags, etc. Simply carrying with or placing near metal object[...]

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    7 3 BA TTERY P ACKS ‘ ‘ Battery charging D Rapid charging with the BC-144+AD-99 The optional BC-144 provides rapid charging of optional battery packs. The following are additionally required: • One AD-99 (depends on version.). • An AC adaptor (may be supplied with the BC-144 depending on version). AC adaptor BC-145A/E/V/UK BP-209, BP-210 or[...]

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    8 3 BA TTERY P ACKS D Rapid charging with the BC-144+AD-99 D D Spacer combination. • Be sure to attach the spacer (Spacer B/C) to the adaptor (Spacer A) with the orientation as il- lustrated in the diagram at right. • Attach the spacer (Spacer B/C) to the adap- tor with the orientation of the stamp “” pointing up. NOTE: Push the notch caref[...]

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    9 3 BA TTERY P ACKS D Rapid charging with the BC-121+AD-94 (#1 1) The optional BC-121 allows up to 6 battery packs to be charged si- multaneously . The following are additionally required. • Six AD-94 (#1 1) (Some versions require additional AD-99s). • An AC adaptor (may be supplied with the BC-121 depending on version). D Regular charging with[...]

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    10 3 BA TTERY P ACKS ‘ ‘ Charging NOTE Prior to using the transceiver for the fi rst time, the battery pack must be fully charged for optimum life and operation. • Recommended temperature range for charging: +10 ° C to +40 ° C (50 ° F to 140 ° F). • Use the supplied charger or optional charger (BC-1 19/BC-121/BC- 144 for rapid charging[...]

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    ‘ ‘ Battery case (Option) When using a BP-208 OPTIONAL BA TTERY CASE attached to the transceiver , install 6 AA (R6) size alkaline batteries as illustrated below . NOTE: Output power is automatically reduced to 1 W to retain suf fi - cient power in case of an emergency , etc. D D CAUTIONS • Use ALKALINE batteries only . • Make sure all bat[...]

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    12 4 SET MODE ‘ ‘ Set mode Set mode is used for programming infrequently changed values or conditions of functions. • All settings performed with [CH selector], [OFF/VOL], [MONI], [PTT] and [W/N] keys. D D SELECTING RF OUTPUT POWER The RF output can be selected from one of 3 modes. (p. 13) D D SETTING THE SIMPLEX/DU- PLEX OPERA TION The Simpl[...]

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    13 2 CHAPTER CONTINUED D D SELECTING RF OUTPUT POWER The transceiver has 3 output power levels to suit your operating re- quirements. Low out put power settings during short-distance com- munications may reduce the possibility of interference to other stations, and will reduce current consumption. q While pushing and holding [PTT], [MONI], turn [OF[...]

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    14 2 CHAPTER CONTINUED No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rx/Tx Freq.* 1 462.5500 462.5750 462.6000 462.6250 462.6500 462.6750 462.7000 462.7250 462.5625 462.5875 462.6125 462.6375 462.6625 462.6875 462.7125 Auto Scan Wide/Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow Narrow ------ [...]

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    15 4 SET MODE D D SETTING THE CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY This transceiver is equipped with 52 CTCSS codes. (See right.) CTCSS operation provides communication with silent standby since you will only receive calls from group members using the same CTCSS number . Y ou can assign dif ferent numbers to CH 1 to CH 15 independently . q While pushing and holdin[...]

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    16 4 SET MODE No. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Freq.* OFF 67.0 69.3 71.0 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5 91.5 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 No. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Freq.* 107.2 1 10.9 1 14.8 1 18.8 123.0 127.3 131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2 151.4 156.7 159.8 162.2 165.5 167.9 No. 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46[...]

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    17 4 SET MODE D D SETTING THE CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY (continued) • CTCSS con fi rmation beep ● ; Single beep ; Long beep Push [PTT] no 1 (Once) 2 (T wice) 3 (Third) 4 (Fourth) Con fi rmation beep ● ● ●● ●●● ●●●● Push [PTT] 5 (Fifth) 6 (Sixth) 7 (Seventh) 8 (eighth) 9 (ninth) Con fi rmation beep ●●●●● ● ●● [...]

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    • DTCS code list 4 SET MODE 18 023 025 026 031 032 043 047 051 054 065 071 072 073 074 11 4 11 5 11 6 125 131 132 134 143 152 155 156 162 165 172 174 205 223 226 243 244 245 251 261 263 265 271 306 31 1 315 331 343 346 351 364 365 371 41 1 412 413 423 431 432 445 464 465 466 734 743 754 631 632 654 662 664 703 712 723 731 732 503 506 516 532 546 [...]

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    19 4 SET MODE D D CTCSS FIND This transceiver can detect the CTCSS tone frequency in the re- ceived signal. By monitoring a signal that is being transmitted from the other station, you can determine the tone frequency required to communicate with them. This function very useful when you are going to communicate with unknown CTCSS channel number sta[...]

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    20 5 OPERA TION ‘ ‘ Receiving and transmitting NOTE: T ransmitting without an antenna may damage the trans- ceiver . See p.4 for antenna attachment. T urn power ON as described on p. 2. Program the SIMPLEX/DUPLEX OPERA TION and CTCSS /DTCS tone number (select CH 0 if you will not use the CTCSS function) before operation. Receiving: q Select the[...]

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    OPERA TION 21 5 D D MONITOR AUDIBLE FUNCTION The monitor function allows you to open the transceiver ’ s squelch manually to check whether a channel is busy or not. The trans- ceiver has 2 conditions for receive standby: Audible condition: This condition mutes audio ONL Y when no carrier is present. Y ou can receive (or monitor) any signals on a [...]

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    22 5 OPERA TION ‘ ‘ Setting squelch level The squelch circuit mutes the received audio signal depending on the signal strength. Scan proceeds in sequence from lower channel to higher channel numbers. q While pushing [PTT] and [W/N], turn the transceiver ’ s power on to enter the squelch adjustment mode. w Push [MONI] to increase the squelch l[...]

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    23 6 OPTION ‘ ‘ Options D D BA TTERY P ACKS • BP-208 BA TTERY CASE Allows a set of Alkaline batteries to operate the handheld when charging the rechargeable battery or in emergencies, etc. 6 AA (R6) cells are required. • BP-209 Ni-Cd BA TTERY P ACK 7.2 V/1 100 mAh Ni-Cd battery pack, allows more than 8 hours op- eration. • BP-210 Ni-MH BA[...]

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    24 6 OPTION D D OTHER OPTIONS • HM-46L/HM-75A/HM-131L SPEAKER-MICROPHONES Combination speaker-microphone that provides convenient oper- ation while hanging the transceiver from your belt. HM-75A has programmable function key Mic Up, Mic Down, Mic A, Mic B. HM-131L has moisture proof construction. • HS-51 HEAD SET Allows you hands-free operation[...]

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