Icom is pleased to announce the debut of their first marine VHF transceiver that floats in water. It is quite simple, if you drop the radio into the water, you can easily retrieve it without the radio sinking. This revolutionary new radio has been designed to be easy to use and is supplied as standard with a 980mAh Li-Ion battery pack provides 9 hours of operating time.
Buoyant waterproof VHF Marine Transceiver
If you drop the IC-M33 into water, the radio comes up to the surface so that you can easily retrieve it from out of the water. As the radio has a rugged waterproof body*, it will keep on working even after it has been submerged.
*1m depth for 30 minutes, equivalent to IPX7. Please note that the IC-M33 is not designed to be used under the water

Easy to see LCD with large channel indication
The IC-M33 has an easy to see LCD (32x16 mm) with a clear 2-digit channel number indication. The Volume and SQL levels are shown in the display. LCD and key backlighting are standard features, ideal for night time operation.

Easy to use, easy to hold
Weighing only 305g, the stylish IC-M33 has an easy-to-hold-rounded body that fits comfortably in your hand. 9 large buttons on the front panel provide simple straightforward operation.

Quick channel selection with Favourite channel function
Tag your favourite or often used channels then push the “Fav” button, so that you can recall those channels, while ignoring untagged channels.

Li-Ion battery and charger standard
A Lithium-Ion battery pack and battery charger is supplied as standard. The BP-252 Lithium-Ion battery pack provides 9 hours* of operating time.
* Typical operation with Tx (Hi): Rx: standby=5:5:90

AquaQuake draining function
The AquaQuake draining function emits a vibrating sound and clears water away from the speaker grill.

Optional speaker-microphone, HM-165
The new optional waterproof speaker-microphone HM-165 will allow the IC-M33 to float when attached. The waterproof screw-type connector is provided to prevent water intrusion.

Other Features
Powerful 5W output power

Dual/Tri-watch functions

4-step battery life indicator

2-step power saver

Auto scan function

70 programmable channels

Instant access to Ch 16 or programmable call channel

Optional battery case for using with alkaline cells (The IC-M33 still floats when this battery case is fitted)