Icom IC-M200 Marine VHF Radio

This is an Icom IC-M200 - VHF Marine band radio at a budget price.

A solid, dependable VHF marine radio. An ideal starter radio.

It has the international channel allocation for the UK - including channels 37 & M2/P4. The main difference between this radio and some of the other Icoms are mainly the simplicity. The on/off is on the volume knob. It has a rotary squelch control, a go to ch16 button. Nice big display and a 'chunky' easy to use with gloves microphone.

The price includes Royal mail Tracked 24 postage.

General

Frequency range Tx 156.025–162.000 MHz

Rx 156.025–162.025 MHz

Usable channel groups INT, USA, CAN channels

Type of emission 16K0G3E (FM)

Power supply voltage 13.8 V DC nominal

(11.7 V–15.9 V DC)

Current drain Tx (at 25 W output) 5.5 A (Maximum)

Rx (Maximum audio) 1.5 A (Maximum)

Operating temperature range –20°C to +60°C; –4°F to +140°F

Antenna impedance 50 Ω

Dimensions (W×H×D)

(Projections not included) 153×67×133 mm;

6.0×2.6×5.2 inch

Weight (approximately)

790 g ; 1.7 lb

Transmitter

Output power 25 W (High power)

1 W (Low power)

Modulation Variable reactance frequency

modulation

Max. frequency deviation ±5 kHz

Frequency stability ±5 ppm

Spurious emissions Less than –70 dBc (High power)

Less than –56 dBc (Low power)

Adjacent channel power More than 70 dB

Audio harmonic distortion Less than 10% (at 60% dev.)

Residual modulation More than 40 dB

Receiver

Intermediate frequency 1st 21.7 MHz

2nd 450 kHz

Sensitivity –14 dBμ typ. (at 12 dB SINAD)

Squelch sensitivity Less than –10 dBμ

Adjacent channel selectivity 75 dB typical

Spurious response 75 dB typical

Intermodulation 75 dB typical

Hum and noise More than 40 dB

Audio output power 4.5 W typical

(at 10% distortion with a 4 Ω load)