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CANADIAN MARINE VHF CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES cont.

CH

TX Freq

RX Freq

EC NL AC GL WC BCC INL 

BCC

INL 

PRA

Use

Restrictions

76

156.225

156.225

X

IS, SS, 

SM, C

Simplex port operation, ship movement 

and navigation related communication 

only. 1 watt maximum.

77

156.275

156.275

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

S, IS, 

SS, 

SM, 

Pilotage – BCC area; 25 watts. Port 

operations only in the St. Lawrence 

River/Great Lakes areas with 1 watt 

maximum power.

78A 156.950

156.950

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

IS, 

SS, C

Fishing Industry – BCC area

79A 156.375

156.375

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

SS, IS,  Fishing Industry – BCC area

80A 157.025

157.025

X

X

IS, SS, C Whale Watching – BCC area

81A 157.075

157.075

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

S, IS, SS DFO/Canadian Coast Guard use only

82A 157.125

157.125

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

IS, SS

DFO/Canadian Coast Guard use only

83A 157.175

157.175

X

X

X

IS, SS

DFO/Canadian Coast Guard and other 

Government agencies.

83B --------

161.775

X

X

X

S

Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) Service.

84

157.225

161.825

X

SS, PC None

85

157.275

161.875

X

X

X

X

SS, PC None

86

157.325

161.925

X

SS, PC None

87

157.375

161.375

X

X

X

X

IS,SM, 

NC

Port operation and ship movement – EC 

area. Pleasure craft – BCC area.

87B 161.975

161.975

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

AIS

Automatic Ship Identification and 

Surveillance System.

88

157.425

157.425

X

X

X

X

IS, 

SM, C

Port operation and ship movement – 

BCC area.

88B 162.025

162.025

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

AIS

Automatic Ship Identification and 

Surveillance System.

WEATHER CHANNELS

WX-1

--------

162.550

S

Environment Canada Weather Radio

WX-2

--------

162.400

S

Environment Canada Weather Radio

WX-3

--------

162.475

S

Environment Canada Weather Radio

WX-4

--------

162.425

S

Environment Canada Weather Radio

WX-5

--------

162.450

S

Environment Canada Weather Radio

WX-6

--------

162.500

S

Environment Canada Weather Radio

WX-7

--------

162.525

S

Environment Canada Weather Radio

Summary of Contents for GX850W

Page 1: ...GX850 INSTRUCTION MANUAL 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL MARINE RADIO Handheld VHF Radio GX850W...

Page 2: ...aying Time and Date 11 Displaying Local Time 11 Digital Selective Calling 11 DSC and GPS 11 User MMSI 11 Distress Calls 11 DSC MENU 12 My MMSI ID Setup 13 Individual Call Position Request Group Call a...

Page 3: ...itute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE C95 1 1999 International Commission on Non Ionizing Radiation Protection ICNIRP 1998 FCC Regulations Federal Communication Commission FCC requires tha...

Page 4: ...nded for you cannot lawfully be used in any way Indecent or profane language is prohibited RADIO LICENCES Ship Station License When your craft is equipped with a VHF FM radio you must have a current r...

Page 5: ...chts in a race to announce a change in the race conditions Any number with a leading zero can be used as a Group MMSI and they do not need to be registered but the entity deciding on a Group MMSI must...

Page 6: ...NSTRUCTION MANUAL GX850 CONTROLS ANTENNA CONNECTOR COVER RUBBER SEAL PTT SCRM MOB CH WX CH 16 SCAN MEMORY DUAL WATCH TRIPLE WATCH DOWN HI LO POWER KEY LOCK CALL MENU UP DISPLAY SQL DISTRESS VOLUME ON...

Page 7: ...ave Delete Memory channel Up Down Channel Up Down Fast Up Down Call Menu DSC Menu Main Menu SCRM MOB Scrambler MOB Activated Distress Distress Menu Distress Alert Calling SQL Squelch Setting Switch ON...

Page 8: ...local weather channel If the weather alert function is activated on your radio the reception of this tone will cause a short alarm to sound and the radio will automatically tune to the weather channel...

Page 9: ...to other radios using the same scrambler technology To activate the Scrambler briefly press the key will appear on the display To disable the Scrambler briefly press the key again will disappear from...

Page 10: ...ppears to the left of the Channel display 2 Press the or keys to quickly to step through the Memory Scan channels Only channels stored in Memory Scan will be displayed 3 To exit Memory Scan briefly pr...

Page 11: ...DSC can alert all radios within range to a distress message even when a listening watch is not being maintained This increases the chances of your signal being heard DSC can also be used to make All...

Page 12: ...CKNOWLEDGE is received The radio will then return to normal operation DSC DISTRESS Resend in 4 09 Exit Pause Send 16 HI SQL 5 If an acknowledgement is not received the distress call will be re sent at...

Page 13: ...User MMSI number issued to you by your local authority 1 Briefly press the key to enter the DSC menu 2 Press the key to scroll down the screen until My MMSI ID is selected then press Enter 3 Use the...

Page 14: ...iefly press the key to enter the DSC menu 2 Press the or keys to select Individual Call Position Request Group Call or Test Call and press Enter 3 You can choose to either manually enter the MMSI of t...

Page 15: ...L An All Ships Call allows your radio to establish contact with all the other ships in your area without needing to enter their MMSI All Ships calls are classified as ROUTINE SAFETY or URGENCY URGENCY...

Page 16: ...t Call Receive Call Log Send Call Log Exit Enter 3 Select from Distress Call or Others Call and press Enter to display logged calls Recieve Call Log Distress call Others call R Exit Enter Received DSC...

Page 17: ...hone Exit Enter 3 Select from Buddy List or Group List and press Enter Phone Book Buddy List Group List Exit Enter Buddy List New Entry List Exit Enter 4 Select New Entry to add a new MMSI or select L...

Page 18: ...owever there may be times when this is not desirable in which case set this feature to Manual Position Reply Position Reply determines whether your radio will respond automatically to a Position Reque...

Page 19: ...ithout any change Priority 2nd Channel Select Priority 2nd Channel to select the alternate priority channel on the key Use the or keys to select the required channel then press Enter The chosen channe...

Page 20: ...l as the voice transmission Main Menu VHF Operation GPS Setup ATIS Operation DSC Operation System Config Exit Enter ATIS Operation RACE1 My ATIS ID ATIS Function Exit Enter MY ATIS ID The use of ATIS...

Page 21: ...klight to adjust the brightness of the display backlight The brightness can be adjusted from 0 min to 9 max Use the key to increase the brightness or the key to decrease the brightness Press Enter to...

Page 22: ...is maintained To charge the battery Unscrew the centre knob on the top panel between the Volume knob and the antenna Plug the supplied AC adaptor into the 240V power then connect the adaptor s charger...

Page 23: ...s Safety and Calling 17 156 850 156 850 X Intership and On board Communications at 1W only 4 18 156 900 161 500 Public Correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 19 156 950 161 550 Public Corres...

Page 24: ...75 and 76 should be restricted to navigation related communication only and all precautions should be taken to avoid harmful interference to channel 16 Transmit power is limited to 1 watt INTERNATION...

Page 25: ...6 700 156 700 X Port Operations VTS in selected areas 15 156 750 Environmental Receive only Used by Class C EPIRBs 16 156 800 156 800 X International Distress Safety and Calling Ships required to carr...

Page 26: ...72 156 625 156 625 X Non Commercial Intership only 73 156 675 156 675 X Port Operations 74 156 725 156 725 X Port Operations 77 156 875 156 875 X Port Operations Intership only 78A 156 925 156 925 X...

Page 27: ...reserved as guard bands for Channel 16 and are not available for regular voice communications Note that the letter A indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit side of an international duplex...

Page 28: ...BCC area May be used to communicate with aircraft and helicopters in predominantly maritime support operations 10 156 500 156 500 X X X IS SS C NC S SM Commercial BCC area May also be used for commun...

Page 29: ...rine Broadcast CMB service 22A 157 100 157 100 X X X X X X X X IS SS C NC For communications between Canadian Coast Guard and non Canadian Coast Guard stations only 23 157 150 161 750 X X SS PC None 2...

Page 30: ...re craft BCC area 68 156 425 156 425 X X X X X X X X IS SS NC For marinas yacht clubs and pleasure craft 69 156 475 156 475 X X X X X X X IS SS C NC Commercial fishing only EC area Pleasure craft BCC...

Page 31: ...only 83A 157 175 157 175 X X X IS SS DFO Canadian Coast Guard and other Government agencies 83B 161 775 X X X S Continuous Marine Broadcast CMB Service 84 157 225 161 825 X SS PC None 85 157 275 161...

Page 32: ...Montreal C Commercial GL Great Lakes including the St Lawrence above Montreal NC Non Commercial WC West Coast BCC Western Arctic and Athabasca Mackenzie Watershed areas S Safety BCC British Columbia...

Page 33: ...ver Board MOB DSC Channel 70 Conducted Spurious Emission 70 dB Standard Operating Temperature 20 C 55 C Scan Time per Channel 200 ms Nominal Working Volt age 7 4 V DC RX Current Standby 185 mA Max Aud...

Page 34: ...lacement parts for the remainder of the period of warranty for the goods into which they are incorporated 2 3 To the extent permitted by law our sole liability for breach of a condition warranty or ot...

Page 35: ...dard Communications products c repairs performed other than by our authorised representative d defects or damage resulting from misuse accident impact or neglect e goods improperly installed or used i...

Page 36: ...Part Number 310616 Drawing Number 47025 3 Standard Communications Pty Ltd trading as GME gme net au...

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