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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY RECOMMENDATION If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure to saltwater, and dry it before opera- the Coast Guard by sending a distress call on Channel 16. tion.
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FOREWORD FEATURES ☞ 22 free channels for PMR use Thank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-M87 VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER is designed and built with Icom’s state The IC-M87 has 22 free channels reserved for PMR use of the art technology and craftsmanship. With proper care this (146–174MHz).
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0.9 meter away from your vessel’s magnetic navigation compass. Icom, Icom Inc. and Icom logo are registered trademarks of Icom Incorpo- rated (Japan) in Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Russia and/or other countries.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ............15 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY .............. i RECOMMENDATION ................ i ■ Description ................15 FOREWORD ..................ii ■ Operation ................15 IMPORTANT ..................ii 7 LAND (PMR) CHANNEL OPERATION ........16 EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ..............ii ■ LAND (PMR) Channel Group ..........16 FEATURES ..................
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OPERATING RULES D Priorities (2) OPERATOR’S LICENSE A restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit is the license • Read all rules and regulations pertaining to priorities and most often held by small vessel radio operators when a radio keep an up-to-date copy handy. Safety and distress calls is not required for safety purposes.
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS Supplied accessories w Clip the belt clip to a part of your belt and insert the stop- per to the belt clip. The following accessories are supplied: Qty. • Swivel belt clip ........1 •...
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES AND ATTACHMENTS Flexible antenna To remove: Turn the transceiver upside down, and then lift up to release Connect the supplied flexible antenna the transceiver from the belt clip. to the antenna connector. CAUTION: • Transmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiver.
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PANEL DESCRIPTION ■ Front, top and side panels q VOLUME CONTROL [VOL] Turns power ON and adjusts the audio level. w ANTENNA CONNECTOR (p. 3) Connects the supplied antenna. e SPEAKER-MICROPHONE CONNECTOR [SP MIC] (p. 27) Connects the optional speaker-microphone. [SP MIC] jack cover NOTE: KEEP the [SP MIC] jack cover attached to the transceiver when the...
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