Icom Handheld Radio GM1600 GMDSS VHF Transceiver
The GM1600 Marine VHF handheld is designed for GMDSS compliant survival craft communications. The radio is engineered to survive and function in the extreme environmental conditions common in marine emergencies and brings the latest Search and Rescue technology to the marketplace. The GM1600’s shock-resistant housing is constructed of a brightly colored dye-injected polymer assuring this essential piece of emergency equipment will always be easy to find in a survival bag, in a life raft, or any other place when you need to find it quickly.
Output Power: | 2W | |
Battery Life: | 3300mAh Lithium battery, up to 8 hours & 750mAh Ni-Cd battery Typical operation; Tx:Rx:Stand-by duty ratio = 5:5:90 | |
Waterproof Rating: | IPX7 |
Survival Craft Radio
The GM1600 meets temperature, thermal shock, vibration and drop resistant (from 1 m height) requirements. After passing those environmental tests, the GM1600 sustains 1m depth waterproof construction specified with IMO resolutions A.809(19), A.694(17) and IEC 61097-12. The BP-234 battery can operate even at –4ºF.
Easy Operation
All knobs are sized for quick operation and the large, well-labeled buttons feature a positive action "feel" with a programmable beep tone for sure operation. The front panel includes one touch access to Channel 16 and call channel.
Additional Features
- Operation instructions are printed on the rear panel
- All operation can be made with one hand
- Bright LED indicator on the top of panel
- Optional VOX headset for on-board use
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| Frequency Range (Tx/Rx) | 156.300–156.875MHz | |||||||||
| Mode | FM (16K0G3E) | |||||||||
| Power supply requirement | 7.5/7.2V DC nominal | |||||||||
Current drain (at 7.5/7.2V DC) |
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Operating temperature range | -20°C to °60°C; -4°F to +140°F | |||||||||
| Antenna Impedance | 50Ω (SMA fixed type) | |||||||||
Dimensions (W×H×D) (Projections not included) | 65 × 145 × 44 mm; 29/16 × 523/32 (H) × 123/32 in | |||||||||
| Weight (approx.) | 385g; 13.6oz (with BP-234) |
| Transmitter | |
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| Output power | 2W/1W (Hi/Low) |
| Max. frequency deviation | ±5.0kHz |
Frequency Error | ±5.0ppm |
Spurious emissions | -70dBc typical |
| Adjacent channel power | 70dB |
| FM Hum and noise ratio | 40dB |
| Audio harmonic distortion | Less than 10% (at 60% mod.) |
| Receiver | |
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Sensitivity | 0.25µV (at 12dB SINAD) |
Squelch sensitivity | 0.35µV typ. (at threshold) |
Adjacent Channel Selectivity | 70dB |
Spurious response | 70dB |
Intermodulation Rejection | 70dB typ. |
| Hum and noise ratio | 40dB |
Audio output power | 0.35W typ. |