Midland Arctic

Midland Arctic is a VHF marine portable transceiver combining professional technical features with sturdiness and reliability. Its functions are all at hand, including the button to access emergency channel 16 straight away. The antenna can be removed and thanks to the standard SMA connector, it is possible to use other types of antenna. The management of the Charlie and Alpha channels and functions takes place via optional programming software.


Arctic is the new handheld marine transceiver able to satisfy the communications requirements for all types of navigation. Arctic is an electronically advanced equipment that enables clear and reliable communications on the 57 international channels of the VHF nautical band. Rugged and with professional design, it boasts a metallic chassis that guarantees max robustness and the IP67 certification: total protection from dust and from the immersion in water up to 1m depth for 30 minutes. It offers security thanks to the dedicated button “16” that gives instant access to the emergency channel 16. Amongst the various features of this radio we emphasize the Dual Watch and Triple Watch to monitor 2 or 3 channels of your choice, the setting of the priority channel that will be monitored in the Triple Watch function and the squelch adjustable in 10 different levels. The LCD display and the backlit keypad allow to use the radio also in darkness or poor visibility conditions. For a better efficiency, Arctic is supplied with a Li‐Ion 1600mAh battery pack. Thanks to the optional programming software PRG‐G15, it is possible to manage and program some functions such as the operating band, Power save, VOX, channel scan, voice announcement, private channels and many others.