Hat Trick! Third Year in a Row! Icom’s M604 VHF Radio Wins NMEA Communication Product of the Year Award
For an unprecedented third year in a row, Icom’s M604 marine VHF captured the Communications category top honors at the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) annual awards event. Sanibel, Florida was the site of this year’s event, held September 30 - October 2, 2009.
"The Icom M604 is a marine industry staple", says Icom America’s New National Marine Sales Manager, David McLain. "For the enthusiast and for the commercial boater, the M604 remains second to none. It has the right features, the right design, the right construction. The right quality, period. And Icom backs it up with superior product support. Icom would like to extend a big ‘Thank you!’ to the NMEA for this recognition."
This is Icom’s 22nd NMEA award. The NMEA industry awards recognize excellence in design, performance and reliability in marine electronics products. The awards are selected by votes from marine electronics dealers, distributors and other industry professionals.
M604 feature highlights:- Class D DSC
- 5 Watts of acoustically tuned receiver audio
- 30 Watt hailer and 4 pattern foghorn
- Icom’s “receiver-repeater” feature
- Favorite channel feature
- NMEA standard 0183 in/out for easy connection to third-party GPS units
- Front panel and rear panel speaker mic connection points
- Large LCD display with seven backlighting levels
- All U.S., Canadian and International channels
- Submersible construction (IPX7)
- AquaQuake feature moves water away from the speaker
- Military rugged construction (MIL STD 810 C, D, E, F for temperature, shock, vibration, dust, water, humidity, etc)
- Accepts up to two optional COMMANDMICIII™ remote control / intercom stations which offer full control of the M604 from afar, even DSC
For more details, please see
IC-M604 product page
Icom America