I too would find it nice to have an extra control head for my ID-800H. I have also contacted ICOM regarding 2 things: 1) A second control head so I could keep 1 mounted in the car, the other would be available to slide onto the radio when I took it out to use with a power supply. I'm not fond of unscrewing and re-screwing the control cable to the head. 2) An auto mount that is like the front face of the radio, so that I can slide/click the control head to the mount or the radio, depending on how I"m using it.
If you are wondering how I can "easily" remove the radio from it's mount in the trunk: I am using Yaesu mounts (using washers to properly place the side plates on the radio) so I can just slide the radio in/out of the mount. With the costs of the radios, and no "base station" D-Star radios, one would hope that ICOM would work out an easier way for us to multi-task/use our radios. Matt / N3WNX Mark Thompson wrote: > A few months ago I had AES check with Icom whether RC-24 control heads could > be ordered. > > The answer from Icom was that the stock microphone was available, but not the > control head itself is not. > 73, Mark, WB9QZB > Chicago, IL > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:29:40 AM > Subject: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] RC-24 Control head for ID-1 wanted > > I am looking for an RC-24 control head for my ID-1. If anyone has one they > do not want/need please contact me off list. > > Thanks! > > Randy, W7HR > WD7STR > Port Orchard, WA > > >
