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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Ray49 Fixed Station VHF Radios
The Ray49 marine VHF radiotelephone is a microprocessor-controlled transceiver
that provides reliable simplex (single frequency) and semi-duplex (two frequency)
communications. This handbook describes the physical and functional
characteristics of this radio.
The Ray49 provides two-way communications on all US, Canadian and
International marine channels and ten weather channels. Refer to the Frequency
Tables in Appendix D, which list all marine VHF channels available in your radio.
You should familiarize yourself with these tables to ensure proper channel usage.
1.2 Features
The Ray49 is designed and manufactured to provide ease of operation with
excellent reliability. The Ray49 has many enhanced features, including:
• Waterproof to IPX-7 standard
• Anti-glare 1.9" x 1.3"(48mm x 32mm) LCD
• 10 Weather Channel watch with 1050Hz Alert Tone detect
• Dedicated key for switching to Priority Channel 16
• Programmable Secondary Priority Channel key
• All Scan, Memory Scan and 2 Priority Scan functions
• Dual/Tri Watch Monitor modes
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