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VHF MARINE CHANNEL LIST

12

13

Channel number

USA

CAN Transmit Receive

Frequency (MHz)

INT

Channel number Frequency (MHz)

USA

CAN Transmit Receive

INT

Channel number Frequency (MHz)

USA

CAN Transmit Receive

INT

Channel number Frequency (MHz)

USA

CAN Transmit Receive

INT

WX channel

Frequency (MHz)

Transmit

Receive

01

156.050 160.650

01A

156.050 156.050

02

156.100 160.700

03

156.150 160.750

03A

156.150 156.150

156.200 160.800

04A 156.200 156.200

156.250 160.850

05A

05A 156.250 156.250

06

06

156.300 156.300

156.350 160.950

07A

07A 156.350 156.350

08

08

156.400 156.400

09

09

156.450 156.450

10

10

156.500 156.500

11

11

156.550 156.550

12

12

156.600 156.600

13*

13*

156.650 156.650

14

14

156.700 156.700

15*

15*

156.750 156.750

16

16

156.800 156.800

17*

17*

156.850 156.850

156.900 161.500

18A

18A 156.900 156.900

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15*

16

17

18

156.950 161.550

19A

19A 156.950 156.950

20

20*

157.000 161.600

21

157.050 161.650

21A

21A 157.050 157.050

157.100 161.700

22A

22A 157.100 157.100

23

157.150 161.750

23A

157.150 157.150

24

24

157.200 161.800

25

25

157.250 161.850

26

26

157.300 161.900

27

27

157.350 161.950

28

28

157.400 162.000

60

156.025 160.625

156.075 160.675

61A

61A 156.075 156.075

156.125 160.725

62A 156.125 156.125

156.175 160.775

63A

156.175 156.175

64

156.225 160.825

64A

64A 156.225 156.225

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

60

61

62

63

64

20A

157.000 157.000

66A

66A*

156.325 160.925

67*

67

156.375 156.375

68

68

156.425 156.425

69

69

156.475 156.475

70

70

156.525

71

71

156.575 156.575

72

72

156.625 156.625

73

73

156.675 156.675

74

74

156.725 156.725

77*

77*

156.875 156.875

156.925 161.525

78A

78A 156.925 156.925

156.975 161.575

79A

79A 156.975 156.975

157.025 161.625

80A

80A 157.025 157.025

157.075 161.675

81A

81A 157.075 157.075

157.125 161.725

82A

82A 157.125 157.125

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

77

78

79

80

81

82

156.325 156.325

66A

85

85

157.275 161.875

85A

157.275 157.275

86

86

157.325 161.925

86A

157.325 157.325

87

87

157.375 161.975

87A

157.375 157.375

88

88

157.425 162.025

88A

157.425 157.425

85

86

87

88

21b

Rx only

Rx only

161.650

25b

Rx only 161.850

28b

Rx only 162.000

83b

Rx only 161.775

4

1

RX only

162.550

2

RX only

162.400

3

RX only

162.475

5

RX only

162.450

6

RX only

162.500

7

RX only

162.525

8

RX only

161.650

9

RX only

161.775

10

RX only

163.275

RX only

162.425

156.275 160.875

65A

65A 156.275 156.275

65

65A

84A

83

157.175 161.775

83A

83A 157.175 157.175

84

84

157.225 161.825

83

84

157.225 157.225

*Low power only.

NOTE:  

Simplex channels 3, 21, 23, 61, 64, 81, 82 and 83 

CANNOT

 

be lawfully used by the general public in USA waters.

Summary of Contents for IC-M90

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL iM90 VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference...

Page 2: ...ntenna attached as this may damaged the radio and may to exceed FCC RF exposure limits A proper antenna is the antenna supplied with this radio by the manufac turer or an antenna specifically authoriz...

Page 3: ...on which might facilitate the rescue RECOMMENDATION CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure to saltwater and dry it before opera tion Otherwise the transceiver s keys switches...

Page 4: ...y Only when the battery pack and flexible antenna are attached Dualwatch and tri watch functions Convenient functions which allow you to monitor the dis tress channel Ch 16 while receiving one other c...

Page 5: ...ntenna and battery pack are securely attached to the transceiver and that the antenna and battery pack are dry before attachment Exposing the in side of the transceiver to water will result in serious...

Page 6: ...ch level 11 Automatic backlighting 11 Voice scrambler operation 11 5 SCAN OPERATION 12 13 Scan types 12 Setting tag channels 13 Starting a scan 13 6 DUALWATCH TRI WATCH 14 Description 14 Operation 14...

Page 7: ...ion for radio purposes 2 OPERATOR S LICENSE A restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit is the license most often held by small vessel radio operators when a radio is not required for safety purposes...

Page 8: ...D Flexible antenna Connect the supplied flexible an tenna to the antenna connector CAUTION NEVER carry the transceiver by holding the antenna Transmitting without an antenna may damage the transceiver...

Page 9: ...e groove of the battery pack correctly If the seal is not neatly in the groove it may be damaged when attaching the battery pack If the seal is damaged waterproofing is not guaranteed OPEN L O C K Scr...

Page 10: ...en the squelch is open lights red while transmitting lights orange while the VOX function is used t CHANNEL WEATHER CHANNEL SWITCH CH WX U I C L Selects and toggles the regular channels and weather ch...

Page 11: ...hanges scanning direction dur ing scan p 13 0 SQUELCH SWITCH SQL MONI Push this switch then adjust the squelch level with Y Z p 11 Manually opens the squelch for monitoring the channel while pushed an...

Page 12: ...ppears when the optional voice scrambler is activated pgs 11 20 3 DUPLEX INDICATOR Appears when a duplex channel is selected 4 SUB CHANNEL READOUT Indicates Channel 16 during priority scan or dualwatc...

Page 13: ...L to return to the condition before se lecting Channel 16 or push Y Z to select the operating channel D Channel 9 Call channel Channel 9 is the leisure use call channel Each regular channel group has...

Page 14: ...elected in sequence Depending on the setting LAND channel can be selected See the LAND CHANNEL OPERATION on p 15 for details D Weather channels The IC M90 has 10 weather channels They are used for mon...

Page 15: ...power choose high power for longer distance communications Some channels are for low power only t Push and hold PTT to transmit then speak into the microphone The transmit receive indicator lights re...

Page 16: ...he dis played channel as the call channel T h e c a l l c h a n n e l nu m b e r s t o p flashing Lock function This function electronically locks all switches except for PTT SQL MONI and Hi Lo to pre...

Page 17: ...tch except for PTT to turn the backlighting ON The backlighting is automatically turned OFF after 5 sec of inactivity Voice scrambler operation D Activating the scrambler The voice scrambler provides...

Page 18: ...iority or normal scan on the SET mode p 17 PRIORITY SCAN WX CH 01 CH 16 CH 02 CH 05 CH 04 CH 03 Previously selected weather channel when weather alert function is ON Priority scan searches through all...

Page 19: ...in advance using the SET mode pgs 17 18 q Select the desired channel group USA CAN INT by pushing CH WX U I C L for 1 sec if desired When the weather alert function is in use select the desired weath...

Page 20: ...when receiving a signal on the call channel e To cancel dualwatch tri watch push SCAN DUAL again DUALWATCH TRI WATCH SIMULATION Dualwatch Tri watch Call channel If a signal is received on Channel 16 d...

Page 21: ...sec several times appears when LAND channel group is selected e Push Y Z to select a channel DUP appears for duplex channels NOTE The default settings e g call channel program ming of the LAND channel...

Page 22: ...on q Turn power OFF w While pushing SQL MONI turn power ON to enter the SET mode bp Beep tone function setting appears e Push SQL MONI or SQL MONI and Y Z to select the desired item if necessary r Pus...

Page 23: ...nsceiver is operated The previously selected used weather channel is checked any time during standby or while scanning when the power save function is activated ALT appears when the function is set ON...

Page 24: ...en while continuously pushing and holding SQL default Ho HOLD After pushing SQL MONI for 1 sec the squelch opens and emits audio even SQL MONI is released To close the squelch push any switch D Backli...

Page 25: ...function is turned OFF D Self check function SC The self check function checks the transceiver conditions by itself and informs you in case a problem is found Self check automatically and quickly runs...

Page 26: ...3 bars appear when receiving strong signals The antenna mark only appears when receiving no signal D Squelch sensitivity function SS When this function is turned ON blocking against noise is improved...

Page 27: ...MODE LIST default setting VOX gain 3 default VOX gain 6 VOX delay 1 0 default VOX delay 3 0 Function Indication Switch Beep tone function bP OFF ON US Weather alert function AL OFF ON Priority scan f...

Page 28: ...utions CAUTION NEVER insert battery pack transceiver with the battery pack attached with wet or soiled into the charger This may result in corrosion of the charger terminals or damage to the charger T...

Page 29: ...hours only Optional battery case When using a battery case attached to the transceiver in stall 6 AA LR6 size Alkaline batteries as illustrated below q Remove the battery case from the transceiver w...

Page 30: ...OTE The 3 pins connector is not used w Install the adapter into the charger in the direction of the arrow then screw supplied 2 screws to fix the charger adapter with the charger NOTE BE CAREFUL not t...

Page 31: ...rged simultaneously The following are additionally re quired Six AD 109 charger adapters An AC adapter BC 157 or the DC power cable OPC 656 MIC SP IC M90 AC adapter Purchase separately AD 109 charger...

Page 32: ...nce the transceiver is locked in place it swivels as illus trated below Detachment Turn the transceiver upside down in the direction of the arrow and pull out from the belt clip CAUTION HOLDTHETRANSCE...

Page 33: ...ot to cross thread the connection IMPORTANT KEEP the transceiver s SP MIC connec tor cap attached when the speaker microphone is not in use Water will not get into the transceiver even if the cover is...

Page 34: ...tones are turned OFF The temperature is outside of 35 C to 73 C 31 F to 163 F approx The connected battery pack s voltage is more than 11 V Ambient noise is too loud Recharge the battery pack Check th...

Page 35: ...61A 156 075 156 075 156 125 160 725 62A 156 125 156 125 156 175 160 775 63A 156 175 156 175 64 156 225 160 825 64A 64A 156 225 156 225 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 60 61 62 63 64 20A 157 000 157 000...

Page 36: ...ojections not included 29 16 W 523 32 H 13 4 D inch Weight with BP 225 Approx 410 g 14 46 oz TRANSMITTER Output power at 7 5 V DC 5 W Hi 3 W Middle and 1 W Low Modulation system Variable reactance fre...

Page 37: ...channel programming p 10 Push 16 9 for 1 sec to select the call channel Push 16 9 for 3 sec until long beep changes to 2 short beeps Push Y Z to select the desired channel Push 16 9 to program the dis...

Page 38: ...de Refer to pgs 16 21 for set mode item DUALWATCH TRI WATCH p 14 Select dual or tri watch in the SET mode p 18 Push Y Z to select the desired channel Push SCAN DUAL for 1 sec to start dualwatch or tri...

Page 39: ...ADAPTER Used for rapid charging of battery pack Charging time approx 1 to 2 hours D BELT CLIPS MB 103 BELT CLIP MB 86 SWIVEL BELT CLIP Belt clip for swivel type MB 96F 96N BELT HANGER MB 96F Attaches...

Page 40: ...1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan A 6388H 1EX w Printed in Japan 2004 2009 Icom Inc...

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