ICOM V3MR Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS) Transceiver

The ICOM IC-V3MR is an easy-to-deploy MURS portable for hospitality, construction, education, healthcare and personal use. It combines license-free operation on all five MURS frequencies with loud audio, long battery life and a compact professional housing.

Key specifications

• Color: Black.
• Use: License-free MURS communication for business or personal coordination.
• Frequencies: 151.820, 151.880, 151.940, 154.570 and 154.600 MHz.
• Channel capacity: 16 memory channels.
• Maximum published coverage: Up to 250,000 sq ft or 20 floors in a building, up to 2 miles on a work site. Actual range varies with terrain and conditions.

• Service: FCC license-free Multi-Use Radio Service
• Channels: 16 memories using the five MURS frequencies
• Power: 2W high, 1W medium and 0.5W low
• Audio: 1500mW internal speaker
• Protection: IP54 and applicable MIL-STD-810 testing
• Runtime: more than 24 hours with the supplied 2250mAh Li-ion battery under the stated duty cycle

Actual range varies with terrain, buildings, weather and interference. Confirm programming and current package contents with CMI.

Who it is for

The IC-V3MR is the easy entry to licence-free business radio: shops, restaurants, schools, churches, clinics and families who want a radio that sounds like a professional set and runs all day. If the radios will get wet or dropped on concrete, step up to the IP67 IC-V10MR.

Size, weight and battery

• Size: 2.3 x 4.4 x 1.4 in (58 x 111 x 35.5 mm) with the BP-298 battery, projections not included.
• Weight: about 9.3 oz (265 g) with the BP-298.
• Battery: the supplied BP-298 (2250 mAh typical) is rated at 24 hours; the BC-240 rapid charger refills it in about 3 hours.
• Power: 2 W high, 1 W mid, 0.5 W low.
• Protection: IP54 dust protection and splash resistance; MIL-STD-810G.
• In the box: BP-298 battery, BC-240 rapid charger, BC-242 AC adapter, MB-124 belt clip and FA-SC28V antenna.

Licence

None needed. MURS (Multi-Use Radio Service) is licence-free in the United States, so a business or a family can put these radios to work the day they arrive.

Accessories that fit

CMI connector codes: S3A and S3B. Icom's brochure names the HS-94 earphone headset among the options. Icom's brochure notes that the HS-94 headset needs either the VS-4LA PTT switch cable or the OPC-2004LA VOX adapter cable to plug in. The HM-158LA and HM-159LA speaker microphones, the HM-222HLWP high-output speaker microphone, the BP-298 battery and the BC-240 and BC-214N chargers are not listed online; ask CMI by part number.

Part number

CMI part number: V3MR. Compare it with the IC-V10MR, and read CMI's guide to professional vs consumer two-way radios if you are deciding between a MURS radio and a store-bought pair. The rest of CMI's Icom range is in the Icom collection.