Marine Radio FAQ's

There are three types of radio communication:

Simplex communication:

One-way communication between the sender or transmitter and the receiver.

Duplex communication:

Allows communication in both directions simultaniously. It requires two transmitte...

Fitting instructions can be found in the attached PDF.

There will be a cost of Total £ 34.00 (Ex. VAT) which includes ATIS programming and return carriage. (Labour Charge £27.50 Ex. VAT, Carriage Charge £6.50 Ex. VAT via ANC/FedEx)

Please ensure that the radio is sent to us with a copy of your Notice of Variation, covering letter including...

Unfortunatly ATIS numbers will only be given to boat owners who have an MMSI number. If you are sailing to Europe it may be appropriate for you to consider purchasing a VHF/DSC radio , as all European countries will recognis...

Your DSC will work and will not be affected by being programmed for ATIS.

You are advised that DSC use is not permitted or supported on the inland waterways throughout Europe. Also scanning or dual/tri-watch is not permitted and these features must not be used in the ATIS mode.

Your radios once programmed with ATIS will send out a data code on your radio transmissions, which identifies you to the various European Authorities. This is faintly heard as a scratchy noise at the end of every transmission, technically known as FFSK.

Your Icom VHF Marine radio has two channel banks (or Groups) 'USA' and 'INT'. UK sets have two additional channels preenabled in the 'INT' group, which are known as channels M1 & M2. The USA group is to be used in American waters and has many of the same channels as the UK's ('INT') group but some ...

RAINWAT is the "Regional Arrangement Concerning the Radiotelephone Service on Inland Waterways" which, through the Basel Arrangement has introduced and Automatic Transmitter Identification System (ATIS) for vessels making VHF transmissions whilst on the inland waterways of the signatory countries: ...

ATIS, not to be confused with AIS, stands for automatic transmitter identification system. This system is used in inland waterways in various countries in mainland Europe. At the end of every transmission the radio sends out a unique FFSK data signal, which contains the user or ships unique call sig...

To prolong the life of your marine handheld or fixed VHF, thoroughly clean your radio after every use. It is important because the radio's keys, switches and controllers may become inoperable due to salt crystallisation.

The most effective way of doing this is:

First wash ...

This can be found in the manual of your radio. To view the manual on line visit either the individual product page and click on the manual icon or go to the download section of our site to be taken directly to the Icom Inc site....

The IC-M33 is not designed to be left submersed underwater and should be retrieved immediately.

All European electronic & electrical equipment must meet stringent technical and legislative standards including Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive tests and must be CE marked to show that they have done so. Products for the US do not have to meet these standards and are neither tested n...

Icom UK offers an optional 3 year warranty on marine products, this is within the UK only. If you are outside UK waters in a UK flagged vessel please contact us.

Typically this fault is caused by high resistance on the DC leads to the transceiver. This could be caused by old or poorly insulated power leads. Please call our service department for more information.