FOREWORDThank you for purchasing this Icom product. The IC-M87 VHFMARINE TRANSCEIVER is designed and built with Icom’s stateof the art technology and craftsmanship. With proper care thisproduct should provide you with years of trouble-free operation.IMPORTANTREAD ALL INSTRUCTIONS carefully and com-pletely before using the transceiver.SAVE THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL—Thisinstruction manual contains important operating instructionsfor the IC-M87.EXPLICIT DEFINITIONSWORD DEFINITIONRWARNING Personal injury, fire hazard or electricshock may occur.CAUTION Equipment damage may occur.NOTE If disregarded, inconvenience only. No riskof personal injury, fire or electric shock.FEATURES☞ 22 free channels for PMR useThe IC-M87 has 22 free channels reserved for PMR use(146–174MHz). Wide/narrow channel spacing is program-mable for each channel, and CTCSS and DTCS signalingis included.* Appropriate license will be required.☞ Tough waterproof constructionThe IC-M87 is built tough to withstand hazardous and un-hospitable environments at sea and on land. Even if theIC-M87 is dropped into water, it’s waterproofing* will pro-tect it from harm. The compact and durable body meetsthe military specifications (MIL-STD).* Equivalent to JIS waterproof grade 7 or IPX7 of the correspond-ing International Standard IEC 529 (1989). (1m depth for 30minutes)☞ Simple operation6 clearly labelled buttons on the front panel and the vol-ume/power knob maximize simplicity of operation. Evenwhen wearing gloves, the large buttons are easy to oper-ate. A large, clear LCD with backlighting and backlit but-tons make night time operation simple.ii