INTRODUCTION
Features
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Submersible Design
Complies with JIS8 water-resistant standards, which means the
radio can be submerged in 1.5 meter of water for 30 minutes without damage.
• Large, dot matrix display
• Advanced DSC Class D functions, including Test Calling
• Channel select buttons on the microphone
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Memory scan mode
Lets you save channels to memory and monitor them in quick
succession.
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Transmitter Power Level Select
Lets you boost the transmitter power from 1 watt to
25 watts for added transmission distance.
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Battery level display and tone
Sounds an alert tone if the battery voltage goes too
high or too low.
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Triple Watch Operation
Checks the Coast Guard Distress/Hailing channels 16 and 9
in the background.
• All marine VHF channels for the U.S., Canada, and international waters
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel watch
Sounds a warning tone when a hazard alert is issued for your area.
Explanation of Terms
Term
What it Means
DSC
Digital Selective Calling. A VHF radio standard for communicating among boats
and sending automated distress calls.
FIPS
Federal Information Processing Standard. A set of location codes roughly
equivalent to your county codes.
WX
Weather Radio
GPS
Global Positioning System
NMEA
National Marine Electronics Association. The organization that governs standards
for electronic equipment used on boats. NMEA 0183 is the standard for serial
data communication used by GPS.
VHF585 RADIO
1-800-BOATING
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