Icom
Disambiguation: See also ICOM (International Council of Museums). () is an international
manufacturer of
radio transmitting and receiving equipment, founded in
1954 by
Tokuzo Inoue. Its products include equipment for
radio amateurs, pilots, maritime applications, land mobile professional applications and
radio scanner enthusiasts.
Its headquarters are in
Osaka,
Japan, with branch offices in the
United States (in
Bellevue, Washington),
Canada (in
Delta, British Columbia),
Australia (
Melbourne,
Victoria),
New Zealand (
Auckland), the
United Kingdom (
Kent,
England),
France (
Toulouse),
Spain (
Barcelona) and the
People's Republic of China (
Beijing).
ICOM has developed the
D-STAR open radio system based on digital radio protocols developed by the
Japan Amateur Radio League. This system is designed to provide advanced voice and data communications over Amateur radio using open standards.
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ICOM Worldwide Communication Web