Company Background

 

Founded in 1979, Icom America is now celebrating 30 plus years of business relations, growth and prosperity! Icom America is responsible for representing Icom products within the entire Western Hemisphere, as well as to U.S. Territories in the Pacific.

Icom America Inc is a part of Icom Incorporated. Started in 1954 by Tokuzo Inoue in Osaka, Japan, Icom Inc is a publicly held Japanese  corporation; its stock is traded on the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges. Icom Inc.'s roots are in designing, engineering and manufacturing highly advanced, compact solid-state radio equipment for use in the amateur (ham) radio industry. The company's product line has since expanded to include communications equipment and products based in the marine, avionics, land mobile and wide-band receiver industries.

Amateur

Icom is a world leader in the amateur radio market. Also known as ham radio, Icom makes amateur radios for use in long-range (HF) and short-range (VHF, UHF) communications. Digital technology is transforming the market, and Icom helped pioneer the development of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) equipment. Icom is also a leader in product development for the D-STAR  digital mode, a global open protocol that is on the cutting edge in Amateur Radio today. From the IC-7800 (the most technologically advanced HF amateur rig ever made) to the IC-80AD (Icom's most affordable handheld D-STAR radio), count on Icom to help amateur radio operators everywhere get the most out of their hobby.

Aviation

Pilots all over the world trust  Icom for their air-band communications. The handheld air-band  radio market was dominated by Icom early on, and that domination continues today with Icom's popular IC-A24 series. Handheld air-band radios pay for themselves by allowing pilots to keep in touch with the tower and conduct other in-plane activity without running the engine. In-panel air-band radios also an Icom specialty, and the IC-A210 offers the latest in easy-to-use features and cutting-edge technology, like having the first OLED display. For the best in air-band communications, Icom remains the name pilots know and trust.

Land Mobile

The land mobile communications industry is vast, covering everything from military and public safety radios to everyday business 2-way equipment like you'd find in a retail store. Icom America's land mobile division is its youngest – and it's largest.

Icom is deeply commited to P25, the North American digital standard for public safety communicaitons interoperability. Icom's latest P25 radios now offer P25 trunking, bringing more functionality to this growing product line.

Icom is also devoted to IDAS, it's analog + digital line of land mobile radio equipment. IDAS uses NXDN™ protocol to bring next-generation digital capabilities to the industry, all while retaining analog legacy performance. IDAS is all about making today's radios more functional and a better value than ever before.

In 2003, offering a complete turnkey communication solution was a rarity in the land mobile market. Icom America Systems (IAS) was launched to meet the needs of an unmet demand. Today, IAS is responsible for a large part of Icom America's total business. Whether you need an off-the-shelf repeater or a full, custom-built system setup, IAS is bringing communications system solutions to commercial radio managers and owners all over North America and the Caribbean.

Marine

Icom has won more awards for their marine communications equipment than any other manufacturer. Commercial mariners and boating enthusiasts alike covet Icom marine radios for their legendary durability and ease of use. Icom's marine equipment includes long range, ship-to-shore, single side-band (SSB) transceivers for worldwide communications and the best in shorter range VHF marine communications. In addition, Icom was the first manufacturer to produce highly advanced, very compact, handheld  VHF marine transceivers that are not only submersible, but also float. Now Icom is poised to launch a new suite of cutting-edge navigation equipment like no other. Mariners everywhere have trusted Icom to "talk to there," now they'll be able to trust Icom to "guide them there." Look for the new "Marine Commander" navigation suite in 2010.

Wide-band Receivers

Icom's communication receivers range from small, pocketsize handhelds like the IC-R5 to top-of-the-line, super wide-range receivers like the IC-R9000. Icom also developed the unique black box receiver that turns just about any PC into a wide-band receiver. The modern-day equivalent of that first black-box receiver is the compact IC-R1500, which operates as easily in a mobile setting as it does at home on a PC. For the latest in wide-band receiver technology, Icom has what both the listening enthusiast and the professional need.

Icom America Inc.
2380 116th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98004

Phone: (800) 872-4266
Fax: (425) 454-1509
Customer Service: (800) 426-7983