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ICOM M802 MF/HF Marine Transceiver

ICOM IC-M802 and AT-140

ICOM M802 features

The M802 has many features that makes it an ideal marine radio for the yachtsmen including DSC (digital selective calling) and a DISTRESS ALERTING button for when you are in trouble.

The M802 is easy to install as the unit comes with a remote head. The black box radio part can be mounted out of the way and the remote head located close to the chart table.

The M802 can be interfaced to a modem for SSB email and can be connectioned to a PC for receiving weather fax broadcast.

The M802 has all the marine channels programmed into it, including the 21, 4 MHz simplex channels and 31, 8 MHz simplex channels for yacht to yacht communications.

The M802 also makes for a good broadcast receiver for receiving BBC World Services and other short wave broadcast stations.

If you have an Amateur Radio license the the M802 can be used on the ham radio bands. The M802 does all modes USB, LSB and CW and can be tuned in 100Hz, 1000Hz or 10KHz steps, making very easy to tune across the amateur bands.

Marine Radio Ship Licenses

You should have a Ships Radio License for your VHF marine radio and if you have a new VHF DSC radio an MMSI. On the license you will find a ships callsign and if using DSC an MMSI number. The same callsign and MMSI number is used for the ICOM M802. You should also inform the radio licensing authority that you have an SSB radio onboard your yacht. Here in the UK you do not have to tell them which model of SSB radio you are using.

Marine Radio Operators Certificate

The M802 is a sophisticated marine SSB transceiver with built-in DSC. If you are operating the M802 from your yacht, then you should hold an operators license. Here in Europe you need a GMDSS Long Range Certificate.

During the course you will be show how to get the best performance out of your ICOM M802 transceiver, demonstration of SSB email and the reception of weather broadcast is given during the YachtCom LRC course.

ICOM M802 reprogramming of MMSI number and channels

If your M802 needs reprogramming with a MMSI number or needs reprogramming then this is possible, call 01489 565100 or from oversea +44 1489 565100 for details.

ICOM M802 PC simulator - we do have a PC simulator of the ICOM M802 which is available to YachtCom students

ICOM M802 PC Simulator

The best training tool to leard all the features of the ICOM M802 is the SailCom Marine M802 PC simulator.
The simulator performs all the radio fuctions of the M802 plus most of the DSC fuctions.
Below are a few screen shots of the simulator.

Main Screen

DSC menu Screen

DSC individual call setup

The ICOM M802 simulator is only avaialble to students attending a YachtCom GMDSS Long Range Course of our 1 day SSB course

Unfortunately the ICOM M802 is non approved for use on European Registered vessels and does not have CE approval. However, taking that there is no other approved SSB marine transceiver that is practical for use by yachtsmen, yachtsmen wishing to use HF SSB onboard their yacht have to give the ICOM M802 due consideration.

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Icom M802 should not be fitted to European flagged vessels

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