FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

           ICOM ANNOUNCES THE NEW IC-24AT DUAL BAND MINI-HANDHELD
           TRANSCEIVER

           OCTOBER 9, 1989



           ICOM, always on the leading edge of technology, announces the
           debut of the new 440MHZ and 144MHz dual band mini handheld, the
           IC-24AT.  Demands for compact, lightweight and multi-functional
           dual band transceivers are increasing.  ICOM answers these
           demands with the IC-24AT, the most compact dual band handheld in
           the world!

           COMPACT and SOPHISTICATED
                The IC-24AT measures only 2.0"W x 5.4"H x 1.4"D and weighs
           just 12 ounces.  The new dual band mini handheld is     designed
           to fit comfortably in your hand and provide you          with a
           variety of the most advanced dual band features.

           FIVE WATT POWER OUTPUT
                The IC-24AT delivers a full five watts of output power at
           13.8 volts DC.   Reach all those distant repeaters!

           BUILT-IN CLOCK
                Be on time for all your scheduled QSOs with the advanced
                24-hour clock system with auto power on timer and power off
           timer functions built-in.  The IC-24AT can turn itself on    when
           a preprogrammed time matches actual time and automati-  cally
           turns itself off which conserves battery life.

           CROSSBAND FULL DUPLEX CAPABILITY
                The IC-24AT's is capable of simultaneously transmitting on
           the 144MHz band and receiving on the 440MHz and vice versa,
           acting as a crossband repeater.  A convenient feature for
           telephone-style full duplex QSO's.

           CONVENIENT KEYBOARD and TUNING CONTROL
                The IC-24AT easy-to-access keyboard is useful for keying in
           frequencies, storing a frequency in memory, recalling a      fre-
           quency from memory, simplex/duplex selection, scanning       ac-
           tivities and many other functions.  The top panel tuning     con-
           trol compliments the keyboard aiding in quick switching      of
           memory channels and tuning steps.

           40 DOUBLE SPACED MEMORY CHANNELS
                The IC-24AT has 40 fully programmable memory channels on
           each band for a total of 80 memory channels plus two call    chan-
           nels.

           DTMF   AUTODIAL MEMORY
                The IC-24AT can store and send frequently used telephone
           numbers (up to 15 digits) at the touch of a button if it is
           stored in one of the four DTMF code memory channels. No
           need to push multi-digit phone numbers anymore with the
           IC-24AT!

           The IC-24AT features all this and much more including an external
           DC power jack, convenient repeater functions, priority watch,
           plus a variety of scan functions.  A kaleidoscope of options are
           also available for the IC-24AT including the UT-50 CTCSS
           encoder/decoder unit, and UT-51 CTCSS encoder unit.

           The IC-24AT dual band mini-handheld will be available
           November, 1989.