2020-10-06

Icom IC-M605 becomes the first-ever VHF marine radio to win the NMEA Award a fourth year in a row

Source: Icom
Curated by: Gert Jan Wolf - Editor-in Chief for The Critical Communications Review

Icom's IC-M605 fixed mount transceiver was again awarded the VHF Marine Radio by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) in the United States. This award is the marine industry's most prestigious, and the IC-M605 was recognized for its excellence of design, performance, and reliability at the Virtual 2020 NMEA Annual Business Meeting.

The IC-M605 is a fixed mount VHF transceiver for the worldwide pleasure boat market. The radio features system flexibility, an integrated AIS receiver, intuitive user interface, Active Noise Canceling, last call voice recording function and much more. This radio enables maximum operating flexibility anywhere on the boat. All functions of the IC-M605 (including DSC and distress operation) can be remotely controlled from up to three controllers in various areas of the vessel. The intercom function is available among the main radio and controllers.