HX500S
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Congratulations on your purchase of the
HX500S
! Whether this is your first
portable marine VHF transceiver, or if you have other STANDARD HORIZON
equipment, the STANDARD HORIZON organization is committed to ensur-
ing your enjoyment of this high performance transceiver, which should pro-
vide you with many years of satisfying communications even in the harshest
of environments. STANDARD HORIZON technical support personnel stands
behind every product sold, and we invite you to contact us should you re-
quire technical advice or assistance.
We appreciate your purchase of the
HX500S
, and encourage you to read
this manual thoroughly, so as to learn and fully understand the capabilities of
the
HX500S
.
WARNING
This radio is capable of transmitting on VHF Marine.
The FCC allows the use of VHF Marine band on water areas only. How-
ever the FCC does not allow the use of the VHF Marine band when on
land. If persons use the VHF Marine Band on land and interfere with
others communicating, the FCC will be notified and search for the inter-
ference. Responsible parties found to be transmitting on the VHF Ma-
rine Band on land could be fined up to $10,000 for the first offense.