SECTION 1
GENERAL
1.1
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase, of Raytheon RAY100 handheld marine radiotelephone. The
RAY100 is a CPU-controlled, digitally synthesized, compact handheld transceiver, that
vides reliable simplex and duplex (two-frequency) communications between ships at sea and
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from ships at sea to public or private shore stations. The RAY100 provides two-way communi-
cations on all U.S., International, and Canadian channel Marine band frequencies, plus
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tion on 10 separate weather channels.
This manual describes the physical and functional characteristics of the radiotelephone.
1.2 EQUIPMENT FEATURES
The RAY 100 is designed and manufactured to provide ease of operation with excellent reliabil-
ity. Some important built-in features of this radio are listed below:
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Waterproof to U.S.C.G. standard CFR-46.
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All solid-state circuitry for low current drain (longer battery life) and maximum reliability.
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High-performance receiver section with optimum selectivity.
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Access to all available U.S., International. and Canadian VHF Marine band channels.
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Exclusive circuit that automatically selects
when the radio is turned on.
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Exclusive weather alert feature (when in Monitor Mode).
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No limit for channels that can be programmed into memory for Memory Scan.
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Selected channel number is always shown on the digital LCD display.
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Aluminum die cast housing to prevent interference of offending RF.
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“Quick” 16 PLUS, for instant. selection of the emergency calling channel CH16, or an
alternate priority channel.
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Easy direct mode access to 10 weather channels WX 0 through WX 9.
Summary of Contents for Ray 100
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