Icom IC-M73 User Manual

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FOREWORD
Thank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-M73/IC-
M73EURO
v h f m a r i n e t r a n s c e i v e r is designed and built
with Icom’s state of the art technology and craftsmanship.
With proper care, this product should provide you with years
of trouble-free operation.
IMPORTANT
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and completely
before using the transceiver.
SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL — This in-
struction manual contains important operating instructions
for the IC-M73/IC-M73EURO.
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS
WORD DEFINITION
RDANGER!
Personal death, serious injury or an ex-
plosion may occur.
RWARNING!
Personal injury, fire hazard or electric
shock may occur.
CAUTION
Equipment damage may occur.
NOTE
If disregarded, inconvenience only. No risk
of personal injury, fire or electric shock.
FEATURES
☞ Submersible construction
Built tough to withstand the punishing marine environ-
ment, the IC-M73/IC-M73EURO’s submersible construc-
tion meets IPX8 ratings of the International Standard IEC
60529 (2001).
In addition, the speaker grill structure with a water self-
draining Aquaquake function is helpful for easily removing
rain or seawater.
☞ Dualwatch and Tri-watch functions
Convenient functions that allow you to monitor the distress
channel (Ch 16) while receiving one other channel of your
choice (Dualwatch), or while receiving one other channel
of your choice and the Call channel (Tri-watch*). See page
16 for details.
* May not be available depending on the transceiver version.
☞ Voice recorder function
IC-M73/IC-M73EURO has a voice recorder function* which
can automatically, or manually, record the received signal.
The automatic (60 seconds) and manual (30 seconds) re-
cordings are recorded separately into memory in the trans-
ceiver.
* May not be available depending on the transceiver version.
☞ Bass booster function
The TX/RX bass booster functions* boosts the frequen-
cies to increase the bass level, if desired.
* May not be available depending on the transceiver version.

Icom IC-M73 Specifications

General

Purpose	Marine Radio Service
Operating frequency	156.025 - 157.425 MHz
Antenna connector type	FA-S64V
Number of antenna connectors	1
Battery type	BP-254N
Battery low indication	Yes
Product color	Black
Waterproof up to	1 m
Operating temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C
Number of batteries included	1 pc(s)

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	30 mm
Width	52.5 mm
Height	125 mm
Weight	320 g