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Marine VHF

Marine VHF

VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER

IC-M37

6 Watt VHF with Float’n Flash
and 12 Hours of Operation

High Powered Floating Handheld

Designed for commercial and recreational boaters, the M37 comes with 6W of power for further communications range. The M37 includes all the great features in the M36, plus Icom’s exclusive Float’n Flash and a larger capacity standard battery.

Specification

General

Frequency range

TX

156.025–157.425 MHz


RX

156.050–163.275 MHz

Usable channel groups

INT, USA, CAN, WX channels


Type of emission

16K0G3E


Current drain

(at 3.7 V DC)

TX (6.0 W/1.0 W output)

2.75 A/1.0 A


RX

(Max. audio. Inter SP/Exter SP)

0.4 A/0.2 A

Operating temperature range

-20 °C to +60 °C, -4 °F to +140 °F


Antenna impedance

50 Ω


Dimensions (W×H×D)


(Projections not included)

59.7 × 140.5 × 38.7 mm,


2.4 × 5.5 × 1.5 in


Weight (approximate)

293 g, 10.3 oz


(with BP-296, antenna and belt clip)



Transmitter

Output power (Hi/Low)

6 W/1 W

Max. frequency deviation

±5.0 kHz

Frequency stability

±10 ppm

Spurious emissions

–68 dBc typical


Receiver

Sensitivity (at 12 dB SINAD)

0.25 μV typical


Squelch sensitivity (Threshold)

0.25 μV typical


Adjacent channel selectivity

70 dB typical


Spurious response

70 dB typical


Intermodulation

70 dB typical


Hum and noise

40 dB


Audio output power

(at 10% distortion)

Internal SP

0.7 W typical

( 8 Ω load)

External SP

External SP

0.3 W typical

( 4 Ω load)

Measurements made in accordance with TIA/EIA-603.All stated specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.


Applicable U.S. Military Specifications

Standard


 

MIL-810 G

MIL-810 G


Method

Procedure

Low Pressure

500.5

I, II

High Temperature

501.5

I, II

Low Temperature

502.5

I, II

Temperature Shock

503.5

I-C

Solar Radiation

505.5

I

Rain Blowing/Drip

506.5

I, III

Humidity

507.5

II

Salt Fog

509.5

Dust Blowing

510.5

I

Immersion

512.5

I

Vibration

514.6

I

Shock

516.6

I, IV

Also meets equivalent MIL-STD-810-C, -D, -E and -F.


Applicable IP Rating

Ingress Protection Standard


Water

IP57 dust protection and waterproof protection

 

Supplied accessories

・    BP-296 battery pack

・    BC-235 desktop charger

・    BC-217SA/SE* AC adapter

・    FA-SC59V antenna

・    MB-133 belt clip

・    Hand strap

* May differ or not supplied, depending on the transceiver version.

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