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VHF FM Marine Radio Telephone

Channel and Functions

(International Channels)

CHANNEL

FREQUENCY (MHz)

TYPE OF

SHIP

SHIP

DESIG

TRANSMIT    RECEIVE

TRAFFIC

TO SHIP

TO SHORE

WX0

163.275

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

WX1

162.550

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

WX2

162.400

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

WX3

162.475

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

WX4

162.425

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

WX5

162.450

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

WX6

162.500

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

WX7

162.525

NOAA Weather

RX Only

RX Only

WX8

161.650

Can. Weather

RX Only

RX Only

WX9

161.775

Can. Weather

RX Only

RX Only

01

156.050

160.650

VTS,Duplex

Yes

Yes

02

156.100

160.700

Port Ops,Duplex

Yes

Yes

03

156.150

160.750

Port Ops,Duplex

Yes

Yes

04

156.200

160.800

Port Ops,Duplex

Yes

Yes

05

156.250

160.850

VTS,Duplex

Yes

Yes

06

156.300

156.300

Safety

Yes

No

07

156.350

160.950

Com’,Duplexl

Yes

Yes

08

156.400

156.400

Com’l

Yes

No

09

156.450

156.450

Com’l & Non Com’l

Yes

Yes

10

156.500

156.500

Com’l

Yes

Yes

11

156.550

156.550

Com’l

Yes

Yes

12

156.600

156.600

Port Ops

Yes

Yes

13

156.650

156.650

Navigational

Yes

Yes

14

156.700

156.700

Port Ops

Yes

Yes

15

156.750

156.750

Environmental

Yes

Yes

16

156.800

156.800

Safety Calling

Yes

Yes

17

156.850

156.850

State Control

Yes

Yes

18

156.900

161.500

Com’l,Duplex

Yes

Yes

19

156.950

161.550

Com’l,Duplex

Yes

Yes

20

157.000

161.600

Port Ops,Duplex

Yes

Yes

21

157.050

161.650

Coast Guard,Duplex

Yes

Yes

22

157.100

161.700

Coast Guard,Duplex

Yes

Yes

23

157.150

161.750

Coast Guard,Duplex

Yes

Yes

24

157.200

161.800

Public Corresp,Duplex

No

Yes

25

157.250

161.850

Public Corresp,Duplex

No

Yes

26

157.300

161.900

Public Corresp,Duplex

No

Yes

27

157.350

161.950

Public Corresp,Duplex

No

Yes

28

157.400

162.000

Public Corresp,Duplex

No

Yes

60

156.025

160.625

Duplex

61

156.075

160.675

Duplex

62

156.125

160.725

Duplex

63

156.175

160.775

Duplex

64

156.225

160.825

Duplex

65

156.275

160.875

Port Ops,Duplex

Yes

66

156.325

160.925

Port Ops,Duplex

Yes

Yes

67

156.375

156.375

Com’l

Yes

No

68

156.425

156.425

Non Com’l

Yes

Yes

69

156.475

156.475

Non Com’l

Yes

Yes

70

156.525

RX Only

RX Only

71

156.575

156.575

Non Com’l

Yes

Yes

72

156.625

156.625

Non Com’l

Yes

No

73

156.675

156.675

Port Ops

Yes

Yes

74

156.725

156.725

Port Ops

Yes

Yes

77

156.875

156.875

Port Ops

Yes

No

78

156.925

161.525

Non Com’l,Duplex

Yes

Yes

79

156.975

161.575

Com’l,Duplex

Yes

Yes

80

157.025

161.625

Com’l,Duplex

Yes

Yes

81

157.075

161.675

Coast Guard,Duplex

Yes

Yes

82

157.125

161.725

US Govt Only,Duplex

Yes

Yes

83

157.175

161.775

Coast Guard,Duplex

Yes

Yes

84

157.225

161.825

Public Corresp,Duplex

No

Yes

85

157.275

161.875

Public Corresp,Duplex

No

Yes

86

157.325

161.925

Public Corresp,Duplex

No

Yes

87

157.375

161.975

Public Corresp,Duplex

No

Yes

88

157.425

162.025

Com’l,Duplex

Yes

No

Summary of Contents for DSC BK

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...tly for use in the U S without an individual license please contact the FCC Call Center at 1 888 CALL FCC Maritime Radio Services Operation Warning For individuals requiring a license such as commerci...

Page 3: ...cting a Channel 12 Weather Channels 12 All Channel Scan 13 Weather Alert 13 Setting the Transmit TX Power 14 Recommended Emergency Broadcast Instructions 15 Distress 16 Digital Selective Calling DSC 1...

Page 4: ...s in marine service The SOLARA DSC is of all solid state design with conservatively rated rugged components and materials compatible with the marine environment The transceiver utilizes a number of ga...

Page 5: ...3 Included with your SOLARA DSC SOLARA DSC Owner s Manual SOLARA DSC Radio Microphone Hanger and Screws Mounting Bracket and Knobs Spare Fuse 250V 6A Mounting Hardware...

Page 6: ...ey to change the transmit power to either High or Low Press and hold this key for 2 seconds to place the radio into the Scan mode Press both HI LO SCAN UIC and WX ALERT UIC at the same time to change...

Page 7: ...5 Rear Panel Connectors 3 1 ACC Cable 1 DC Cord 2 ACC Cable 3 Antenna Connector Thick Black DC GND Orange External Speaker Black External Speaker GND Green GPS DATA IN Brown GPS GND Yellow NC 2...

Page 8: ...ALERT Indicates Weather Alert Mode has been activated 6 WX Indicate Weather Channel Mode has been activated 7 USA Indicates US Channel Mode 8 CAN Indicates Canada Channel Mode 9 INT Indicates Interna...

Page 9: ...dash mounting using the optional bracket Choosing a Location Some important factors to consider in selecting the location for your SOLARA DSC 1 Select a location that is free from spray and splash 2 K...

Page 10: ...ements In general communication range is increased by using a high gain antenna placed as high as possible above the water line Antennas should be located away from metal objects Antennas should not h...

Page 11: ...ting surface Note This HEXAGON HEAD BOLT is only for mounting the bracket with hardware Do not use it for installing the radio in the mounting bracket Connect the red wire of the supplied power cord t...

Page 12: ...io for the first time after purchase the channel 16 will appear on the LCD Operation Last Channel Memory The SOLARA DSC memorizes the last channel selected before you turn Off the radio For example if...

Page 13: ...s This lowers the Squelch Gate so that everything gets through noise weak signals and strong signals Turn SQUELCH back clockwise until the hiss stops Now the Squelch Gate allows strong medium and weak...

Page 14: ...the US the Coast Guard may refer to Channels 21 22 23 etc as 21 alpha 22 alpha etc The SOLARA shows these channels in the USA mode as channel 21 22 23 etc COAST GUARD CHANNEL 16 CHANNEL 9 COMMUNICATIO...

Page 15: ...ALERT UIC for 2 seconds While all channels are scanned WX CH is scanned every 7 seconds ALERT appears on the LCD 1 Press and hold WX ALERT UIC for 2 seconds when WX ALERT is Off The radio turns the W...

Page 16: ...tions 1 When you turn the radio On for the first time the unit is automatically set to transmit at 25 watts HI 2 Press HI LO SCAN UIC to change the transmitter output to 1 watt LO 3 Press HI LO SCAN U...

Page 17: ...acknowledgement or if the Coast Guard or another vessel responds say MAYDAY or PAN INSERT VESSEL S NAME 7 DESCRIBE YOUR POSITION using latitude and Longitude coordinates LORAN coordinates or range an...

Page 18: ...t waits for about 210 270 seconds for an acknowledgement from the Coast Guard before the Distress call is resent After the Distress call has been sent the Distress alert will sound every other second...

Page 19: ...MF and HF radio calls Digital Selective Calling has also been selected as part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMDSS This service will let you instantly send a Distress call with GP...

Page 20: ...these types of calls would be used for Urgency This call is for a vessel not yet in Distress but may have a serious problem Safety This call is used for a reason like debris in the Water Routine This...

Page 21: ...transmit the ALL SHIPS DSC signal When sending either an URGENCY or SAFETY message all radios will automatically move to channel 70 until all of the data is received 6 After selecting URGENCY or SAFE...

Page 22: ...safety mmsiinfo htm This portion of the SETUP menu will allow you to program an MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity for sending and receiving DSC calls To set USER MMSI code 1 Press and hold DSC whe...

Page 23: ...put This output can be used to supply information to other devices on the vessel such as the SOLARA DSC VHF radio auto pilots chart plotters etc To setup the GPS to be used with the SOLARA DSC radio t...

Page 24: ...156 950 Com l Yes Yes 20 157 000 157 000 Port Ops RX Duplex Yes Yes 21 157 050 157 050 Coast Guard Yes Yes 22 157 100 157 100 Coast Guard Yes Yes 23 157 150 157 150 Coast Guard Yes Yes 24 157 200 161...

Page 25: ...950 161 550 Com l Duplex Yes Yes 20 157 000 161 600 Port Ops Duplex Yes Yes 21 157 050 161 650 Coast Guard Duplex Yes Yes 22 157 100 161 700 Coast Guard Duplex Yes Yes 23 157 150 161 750 Coast Guard...

Page 26: ...156 700 Yes Yes 15 156 750 156 750 1W Yes Yes 16 156 800 156 800 Yes Yes 17 156 850 156 850 1W Yes Yes 18 156 900 156 900 Yes Yes 19 156 950 156 950 Yes Yes 20 157 000 161 600 Duplex 1W Yes Yes 21 15...

Page 27: ...C Approvals Type accepted under part 80 of the Rules meets Great Lakes Agreement and party boat requirements Transmitter Power Output 1 watt or 25 watt switch selectable Power Requirement Not rated on...

Page 28: ...oise is being generated by some device SYMPTOM Won t power On When the PTT is pressed Tx comes on and another radio can hear a click but no audio is heard While scanning the radio stops on a particula...

Page 29: ...a few precautions should be observed If the antenna has been damaged you should not transmit except in the case of an emergency A defective antenna may cause damage to your radio You are responsible...

Page 30: ...28 Note...

Page 31: ...tor or its representatives in connection with the performance of this warranty THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCL...

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