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ICOM IC-M506 21 - Review 2025

By: Bradley Axmith & Torben Lonne - Updated: April 2025

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Bradley Axmith

Editor at Boat & Sail Magazine

Spent summers sailing and fishing as a boy. He built a viking ship and cruises every year.

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Editor-in-Chief, Boat & Sail Magazine

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Where to buy ICOM IC-M506 21:

Westmarine.com

With NMEA 2000 input this VHF interfaces beautifully with other devices like GPS giving you AIS mapping and COG.

ICOM makes some of the most dependable radios on the market and this one lives up to that reputation.

Having a good fixed mount VHF on your boat when cruising is an established bit of wisdom by now. This marine two-way radio is a great fixture for safety and costs an understandably steep $400, or there abouts.