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3. ONLINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION
Please visit
www.standardhorizon.com
- Owner’s Corner to register the
HX40
Marine VHF.
NOTE
: visiting the STANDARD HORIZON website from time to time may be
beneficial. When new products are released, information will appear on the
website.
4. ABOUT THIS RADIO
4.1 ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND
The radio frequencies used in the VHF marine band lie between 156 and 158
MHz with NOAA Weather stations available between 161 and 163 MHz. The
marine VHF band provides communications over distances that are essen-
tially “Line of sight” Actual transmission range depends much more on an-
tenna type, gain and height than on the power output of the transmitter. On a
fixed mount 25 W radio transmission expected distances can be greater than
15 miles, for a portable 5 W radio transmission the expected distance can be
greater than 5 miles in “Line of sight”.
The user of a Marine VHF radio is subject to severe fines if the radio is used
on land. The reasoning for this is you may be near an inland waterway, or
propagation anomalies may cause your transmission to be heard in a water-
way. If this occurs, depending upon the marine VHF channel on which you
are transmitting, you could interfere with a search and rescue case, or con-
tribute to a collision between passing ships. For VHF Marine channel assign-
ments refer to section “
12. VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS
”.
WARNING
This radio is capable of transmitting on Marine VHF radio frequencies.
The FCC allows the use of VHF Marine band on water areas only. Use of the
VHF Marine band when on land is not permitted. If persons use the VHF Marine
Band on land and interfere with other communications, the FCC will be notified
and search for the interference. Responsible parties found to be transmitting on
the VHF Marine Band on land could be fined up to $10,000 for the first offense.
4.2 ABOUT WATER PROTECTION
The
HX40
is only submersible
*
when the MIC/SP cap is installed in the MIC/
SP jack.
*
: IPX7 Spec
ification for submersibility: 3 ft.
(1 m) for 30 minutes.
4.3 DISTRESS AND HAILING (CHANNEL 16)
Channel 16 is designated as the Hail and Distress Channel. An emergency may
be defined as a threat to life or property. In such instances, be sure the trans
-
ceiver is turned ON, and set to “Channel 16”. Then use the following procedure:
1. Press the
PTT
(Push-To-Talk) switch and say “
Mayday
,
Mayday
,
May-
day
. This is _____, _____, _____” (your vessel’s name).