Voted 2000's Best SSB Radiotelephone by the NMEA, the National Marine Electronics Association.

Specifications:

• The latest in ICOM SSB technology and construction
• 150 watts of power, 100% duty cycle
• All modes, including RTTY
• E-mail ready for SeaWave. Optional filter required for Globe Wireless.
• Monitor all 976 ITU voice and data channels, HAM bands and aircraft Wx
• 1136 channels
• Transmit:
  • 1.6 MHz - 27.5 MHz marine channels and all HF HAM bands*
• 160 user programmable memory channels, each identified by either alpha characters,
  channel number or frequency
• 2182 kHz alarm (optional)
• Multiple scanning modes
• Rugged metal chassis
• Direct keypad entry
• Large backlit alphanumeric LCD display with selectable lighting levels
• Large tactile knobs
• Automatic antenna tuner (option AT-130)
• Very affordable! About half the price of other SSB's
• 2 year warranty

Note:

The IC-M710 was once sold in 2 versions. One version included HAM radio transmit and a 2182
kHz alarm, and the other version did not. As of July 2002, there is only one version of the
IC-M710 available -- it includes HAM radio transmit (proper amateur radio license required),
and the 2182 kHz alarm is now available as an option.