![]() ![]() ![]() The next models up include N2K with a choice of either front or rear mics, and the top two models add the AIS. But there will be kits available to add NMEA 2000 connectivity and/or a dual channel AIS receiver. So once approved by the FCC, the base model known as the M506 NMEA will be a conventional fixed VHF in terms of using NMEA 0183 to connect with a GPS for DSC distress calls and other functions like position sharing. It turns out that at least here in the states the M506 will be available in five models so you can get the features you want without paying for ones you don’t… As hoped for, Icom America has now revealed its version of the IC-M506 and will be showing it in Miami next week. When Standard Horizon introduced its Matrix AIS/GPS radio in December, we learned from a European reader that Icom UK was showing off a VHF with just about every feature a boater might desire (with the possible exception of a built-in GPS). ![]()
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