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2-D-18083SS

Catalogue No. CA000001198

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      or

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(RB-8900/RB-8900-W)

**Up to 4 

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SPECIFICATIONS

INTERCONNECTION DIAGRAM

Rules and Regulations

 

VHF Radiotelephone

 

VHF ATIS

 

DSC

Class of emission
Communication system

Channels

Display

EN 301 925 V1.4.1 (2013-05)
EN 300 698-1 V1.4.1 (2009-12)
ITU-R M.493-14 (09/2015)
ITU-R M.541-10 (10/2015) 
ITU-R M.689-3 (03/2012)
EN 300 338-1 V1.4.1 (2017-02)
EN 300 338-2 V1.4.1 (2017-02)
G3E/F3E (Radiotelephone), G2B/F2B (DSC)
Simplex/Semi-duplex
INTL: 59 (ITU-R RR AP18(WRC-15))
USA: 50 (FCC 47 CFR Ch. 1 § 80.371, § 80.373)
Canada: 57 (Industry CANADA RBR-2)
Weather: 10 (USA and Canada, receive only)
Inland waterway: 57 (ETSI EN 300 698-1 V1.4.1 2009-12)
Private: 20 (permitted by administrations)
MEMORY CH: 50
4.3 inches WQVGA  (480x272 dots), color dot matrix LCD

Receive: 50 distress messages and 
50 non-distress messages 
Transmit: 50 messages
Nav data: IEC61162-1 Ed.4
Printer: Centronics-compatible
Audible and visual on receipt of a DSC call
156.525 MHz (CH70)
Symbol error rate: Less than 1 % (at 0 dB μ V)

EQUIPMENT LIST

Standard

 

VHF Radiotelephone

 Handset
 

Handset Cradle

 

Installation materials and spare parts

FM-8900S
HS-2003
FP05-05510

1unit
1unit
1unit
1set

Option

 

Junction Box 

  

 

Remote Station 

  

 

Watertight Remote Station 

  

 

Handset and Cradle 

  

 

Flush Mount Kit 

  

 

External Loudspeaker 

  

 Printer 

  

 

Printer Interface Unit 

  

 

AC/DC Power Supply Unit 

  

 

VHF Console 

  

IF-8900 

  

 

RB-8900 

  

 

RB-8900-W 

  

 

   

 

OP05-129 

  

 

SEM-21Q 

  

 

PP-8800A/PP-520
IF-8500
PR-240
RC-8900

Message log

Interface

Alarm

TRANSMITTER

RECEIVER

DSC SECTION

ENVIRONMENT

POWER SUPPLY

-15

 to +55

93% (at 40

)

IP20 (IP22 with option) 
IP24 
IP22 (Bulkhead), IP20 (Tabletop) 
IP22 
IP56 
IP20

Temperature
Relative humidity
Waterproofing

 

FM-8900S (VHF Radiotelephone)

 

HS-2003 (Handset)

 

IF-8900 (Junction box)

 

RB-8900 (Remote station)

 

RB-8900-W (Watertight remote station)

 

RC-8900 (VHF console)

24 VDC, Standby: 1.3 A max., RX: 2.3 A max., TX: 4.7 A max.

PRODUCT NAME

VHF RADIOTELEPHONE

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Frequency range

RF output power

Frequency stability
TX timeout
 (for US & Inland-waterway)

ATIS

Frequency range

Receiving system

Sensitivity
Adjacent channel selectivity

AF output power

Audio response

155.000 - 161.600 MHz
High: Max 25 W, Low: Not exceed 1 W
US version: Manual override for 25 W available on 
CH13, CH67 and CH77 (usually not exceed 1W)
Less than ±1.5 kHz
Deactivates the transmitter after an uninterrupted 
transmission of more than 5 minutes
An ATIS signal is transmitted at the end of transmission, 
by modulating the carrier at 1,300 and 2,100 Hz

Simplex: 155.000 - 161.600 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159.600 - 164.200 MHz
Double-conversion super-heterodyne
1st IF: 51.1375 MHz
2nd IF: 62.5 kHz 
Less than 6 dB μ V at SINAD 20 dB
70 dB or more
Built-in speaker: 3 W (4 ohms. THD 10 % or less) 
Handset earphone receiver: 2 mW (150 ohms)
De-emphasis of 6 dB/oct +1/-3 dB

Receiving frequency
Sensitivity 

DSC watch-keeping

receiver

Transceiver Unit (Flushmount)

FM-8900S

4.2 kg  9.3 lb

Remote Station

RB-8900

0.7 kg  1.5 lb

Handset

HS-2003

0.2 kg  0.4 lb

246 9.7"

304 12.0"
237 9.3"

17

0.7"

7

0.3"

258  10.2"

295 11.6"

4-ø6

140 5.5

"

122 4.8

"

277 10.9"

108  4.3

"

35  1.4"

55  2.2"

200  7.9"

Handset

Cradle

ø12

57  2.2"

77  3.0"

208  8.2"

55  2.2"

200  7.9"

35  1.4"

Printer 

PP-8800A

or

PP-520

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