Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Basic Operation
- Turning the Radio On and Off
- Adjusting the Volume
- Adjusting the Squelch
- Selecting Channels
- Transmitting with the Radio
- Bypassing the LO (1 W) Transmission Power Setting
- Scanning and Saving Channels
- Repeating the Last Received Communication
- Monitoring Multiple Channels
- Reprogramming the Second-Priority Channel
- Using 16/9 Mode
- Switching Between 1 W and 25 W Transmitting Modes
- Adjusting the Local/Distant Receiving Sensitivity
- Using the Intercom
- Using the Hailer
- Using the Foghorn
- Listening to NOAA Weather Broadcasts and Enabling Weather Alerts
- Automatic Transmitter Identification System
- Digital Selective Calling
- Advanced Operation
- Appendix
- Index
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Appendix
Channel
Number
Transmission
MHz
Receiving
MHz
User
86 157.325 161.925 Public correspondence, Port Operations, and Ship
Movement
87 157.375 157.375 Port Operations and Ship Movement
88 157.425 157.425 Port Operations and Ship Movement
Specications
VHF 300/300i Specications
Dimensions: W × H × D: 9
3
/
4
× 7
3
/
32
× 2
1
/
2
in. (248 × 180 × 64 mm)
Weight: 4.177 lb. (1.895 kg)
Temperature Range: from 14ºF to 122ºF (from -10ºC to 50ºC)
Compass-safe Distance: 20 in. (500 mm)
Waterproof: IEC 60529 IPX7 (Immersion in 1 meter of water for 30 minutes)
Antenna Connector: S0-239 (50 Ω)
Digital Selective Calling: Class D
Frequency Bands: All USA, Canadian, and International marine channels; 10 NOAA
weather channels
Frequency Range: between 155.000 and 162.500
Maximum Antenna Gain: 9 dBi
Antenna Port Impedance: 50 Ω
Power
Operating Voltage: from 10.8 to 15.6 Vdc (12 Vdc boat battery)
Current Drain:
Transmit (High Power): 6 A max
Transmit (Low Power): 2 A max
Transmitter
Frequency Error: +/- 500 Hz
Transmit Power (at 13.6 Vdc):
High Power: 25 W (23–25 W)
Low Power: 1 W (.7–1 W)
Maximum Deviation: 5 kHz
Hum and Noise: -40 dB or less
Duty Cycle: 5% Transmit; 5% Receive; 90% Standby