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Contents
Trademarks and registered trademarks ............................................ 2
About this Handbook .............................................................................................9
Important Information .......................................................................................10
Group MMSI ID ..............................................................................10
Antenna Mounting and EME Exposure ................................................11
Safe Compass Distance ........................................................................11
EMC Conformance ............................................................................... 12
Duty Cycle ............................................................................................12
Chapter 1: Introduction .....................................................................................13
1.1 Ray218E and Ray55E Fixed Station VHF Radios ...................................13
1.2 Features ...............................................................................................13
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) .............................................................. 14
Chapter 2: Installation .......................................................................................15
2.1 Unpacking and Inspection .................................................................... 15
Removing the Sun Cover ..................................................................... 15
Equipment Supplied ............................................................................. 16
2.2 Planning the Installation ...................................................................... 17
2.3 Cable Connections ............................................................................. 20
Power ................................................................................................ 21
Hailer Horn (Ray218E only) .............................................................. 22
External Speaker ...............................................................................22
Raymic / Mic Relocation .......................................................................22
NMEA Data ........................................................................................23
NMEA IN (from GPS) ...................................................................... 24
NMEA OUT (to Chartplotter Display) ..............................................24
Antenna ............................................................................................... 25
Grounding ............................................................................................ 26
Chapter 3: General Operations .........................................................................27
3.1 Keypad and Rotary Knobs .................................................................... 27
Microphone Keys .................................................................................28
1. PTT ......................................................................................... 28
2. HILO / LOC DIST .........................................................................28
3. 16/PLUS ...............................................................................28
4. UP/DOWN ...............................................................................28
5. SCAN / SAVE ............................................................................ 28
Transceiver Controls ............................................................................. 28
6. CH/OK ....................................................................................... 28
7. PWR/VOL ...................................................................................28
8. SQ .............................................................................................. 28