[ICOM] Icom M700PRO

[Gary Fiber]

M700, M700TY, M700Pro, M710.

The M700 and M700TY generally came out of the box already enabled for 
amateur transmit. If they did not transmit, you just closed a jumper on the 
logic board to enable transmit. When the M710 and M700Pro came out Icom 
changed to the requirement of cloning software to enable amateur band transmit.

The M700Pro does have a VFO but I remember you had to program the transmit 
frequency in when you found a frequency you wanted to transmit on. The M710 
like the M700 and M700TY only operated out of   preprogrammed memory 
channels. All of the Icom Marine SSB transceivers have a " clarifier " 
basically a RIT control for adjusting the receive frequency a couple of KHz.

During my experience at Icom, most calls I received about citations on 
Marine SSB were using amateur transceivers for Marine SSB being off 
frequency. Poor owners had to prove to the FCC their transceiver was 
serviced and brought back onto frequency. Pretty hard to admit to the FCC 
you are using a non type accepted product for casual marine SSB operation . 
Of course all of those could have been some type accepted product when 
written up on a service ticket if done locally I guess. I never heard if 
any received further fines for using an amateur product once they were 
cited for a violation.

A Marine SSB transmitter needs to be within 20 Hz of the displayed and 
legal operating frequency and Type Accepted according to Part 80 to End 
regulations.. Amateur transmitters only need to meet Part 97 technical 
specs and they are not tested by the FCC test lab nor type accepted. Just 
tested by the manufacturer to see if it meets Part 97 technical specs, same 
specs as if any US Amateur designs and builds a transmitter. The amateur 
receiver that operates above 30 MHz is tested for radiation and fall under 
Part 15 rules.

Gary K8IZ

>Tom,
>Thank you for the clarification.
>Possibly the radio that I used may not have been 700.
>I know that it was Icom. Time may have caused for my model
>number not being correct. Do you know if Icom make any other
>7xxx marine  SSB radios?
>Again thank you for the correction.
>73,
>Mort, KB6BSN

Gary Fiber K8IZ
GROL PG-19-6691
Washington State Resident