Counterfeit products have become a serious concern for Icom. Icom continues to fight against counterfeits.
Counterfeit products are hurting not only Icom' business, but also authorized dealers and distributors. Above all, our users are the number one victim.
Counterfeit products are often sold at very low price, but are of inferior quality and performance.
Using fake transceivers, battery packs and chargers may even cause safety problems including the risk of fire hazards.
Although discontinued, the popular Icom IC-V8 is still a counterfeited product.
The shape of the Icom logo is different on the counterfeit IC-V8 than the Icom original.
The lines of the letters in the counterfeit Icom logo are thicker than the Icom original logo.
The counterfeit ICOM IC-V8 has silk-printing on the speaker and mic jack panel. The authentic radio does not.
The authentic Icom battery may be BP-222N or BP-208N (alkaline battery case) depending on model.
The fake does not have the Icom logo and is part Number BP-208 instead of BP209N as found on the real Icom battery.
The printing on button "2" is [P.Beep] on the authentic Icom radio,
Button "2" is incorrectly printed [VOX] on the counterfeit Icom IC-V8.
The authentic Icom radio has a black serial number plate.
The counterfeit has a white serial number plate.
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