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Specifications

E-56

Type of Message

Appropriate Channel(s)

DISTRESS SAFETY AND CALLING 

- Use this channel to get the attention

of another station (calling) or in emergencies (distress and safety).

16

INTERSHIP SAFETY 

- Use this channel for ship-to-ship safety messages

and for search & rescue messages and ships and aircraft of the Coast
Guard.

6

COAST GUARD LIAISON

- Use this channel to talk to the Coast Guard

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22

NON-COMMERCIAL

- Working channels for voluntary boats. Messages

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rendezvous, scheduling repairs and berthing information. Use Channels 67
and 72 only for ship-to-ship messages.

96, 68, 69, 71, 72,
78, 794, 804, 677.

COMMERCIAL

- Working channels for working ships only. Messages must

be about business or the needs of the ship. Use channels 8, 67, 72 and 88
only for ship-to-ship messages.

15, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
18, 19, 635, 677, 79,
80, 881

PUBLIC CORRESPONDENCE (MARINE OPERATOR)

- Use these

channels to call the marine operator at a public coast station. By contacting
a public coast station, you can make and receive calls from telephones on

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service.

24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
84, 85, 86, 87, 882

PORT OPERATIONS

- These channels are used in directing the movement

of ships in or near ports, locks or waterways. Messages must be about
the operational handling movement and safety of ships. In certain major
ports, Channels 11,12 and are not available for general port operations
messages. Use channel 20 only for ship-to-coast messages. Channel 77 is
limited to intership communications to and from pilots

15, 53, 12, 14, 20,
635, 65, 66, 73, 74,
77

NAVIGATIONAL

- (Also known as the bridge-to-bridge channel.) This

channel is available to all ships. Messages must be about ship navigation,

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-

es short. Your power output must not be more than one watt. This is also
the main working channel at most locks and drawbridges.

13, 67

MARITIME CONTROL

- This channel may be used to talk to ships and

coast stations operated by state or local governments. Messages must
pertain to regulation and control, boating activities, or assistance to ships.

17

DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING

- Use this channel for distress and safety

calling and for general purpose calling using only DSC techniques.

70

WEATHER

- On these channels you may receive weather broadcasts of

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These channels are
only for receiving. You cannot transmit on them.

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Notes:

Not available in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence Seaway, or the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de

Fuca and its approaches.

Only for use In the Great Lakes, St Lawrence Seaway, and Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de

Fuca and its approaches.

Available only In the Houston and New Orleans areas.

Available only in the Great Lakes.

Available only In the New Orleans area.

Available for Intership, ship, and coast general purpose calling by noncommercial ships.

Available only In the Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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Channel and frequencies

Table 10 - Channel by type of message

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Страница 1: ......

Страница 2: ...S ___________ Write your boat s name in the blank space Say MAYDAY ___________ Write your boat s name in the blank space Tell where you are what navigational aids or landmarks are near or read the lat...

Страница 3: ...the squelch level 19 Changing the channel 20 Making a transmission 20 Boosting the transmission power 20 Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch 21 Using FIPS codes for weather alerts 21 Changing display...

Страница 4: ...S A M E EVENT CODE 63 Table 16 NMEA Input 66 Installing the Hardware 40 Mounting the radio 40 Connecting the radio 42 Connecting accessories 44 Connecting to a GPS receiver 44 Configuring the GPS 46...

Страница 5: ...tone if the battery voltage goes too high or too low 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...

Страница 6: ...arine 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 receivers MMSI Maritime...

Страница 7: ...Getting Started E 6 What s included VHF650 Radio DC Power Cable Accessory Cable Mounting Bracket and knobs Mounting Hardware Microphone Hanger Spare Fuse 250V 6A Getting Started...

Страница 8: ...UQDO 9 DQWHQQD ZLWK a male PL259 SO238 FRQQHFWRU DQG impedance Minimum 4 ft 3dB rated antenna for sailboats 8 ft 6 dB rated for power boats Connecting the radio page 42 Power connector Nominal 13 8 VD...

Страница 9: ...ise to decrease channel noise Button Press to Press and hold to SELECT 1W 25W Choose an option on a menu Change the transmit power see page 20 CHANNEL UP Move up one channel at a time Move quickly up...

Страница 10: ...O TAL K b u tton 16 9 TR I Trip l e Du al W atch b u tton p l u s b u tton m ov e u p a ch annel m inu s b u tton m ov e d own a ch annel Table 4 Microphone button functions Button Press to Press and...

Страница 11: ...splays the UIC channel setup Highlight the channel mode you want to use US USA mode Canadian Canada mode or international Intl mode Press the SELECT 1W 25W button The radio activates the new channel P...

Страница 12: ...hecks for activity on channel 16 every two seconds You want to monitor a channel yet maintain a watch on channel 16 Change Triple Watch to Dual Watch in the setup menu then press and hold the 16 9 TRI...

Страница 13: ...u re talking Press the CHANNEL UP button on the radio or the button on the microphone to move up one channel at a time Press and hold either button to scroll quickly up the channels Press the CHANNEL...

Страница 14: ...onitoring Channel 25 Press and hold the 16 9 TRI button on the radio or the microphone for two seconds to turn Triple Dual Watch on or off To change between Triple or Dual Watch see page 21 Normal mod...

Страница 15: ...n In scan mode you can get the following information from the display some indicators will not always be displayed 1 Watt USA Memory Scanning Channels 01A 03A 05A 06 07A 08 07 Transm it p ower l ast u...

Страница 16: ...the most recently used weather channel every seven seconds then FRQWLQXHV VFDQQLQJ WKH QH W channel in memory Press and hold the WX ALERT button for two seconds to turn Weather Alert Watch on or off S...

Страница 17: ...clear biological etc In weather mode the radio monitors one of the ten NOAA weather channels If any type of alert is received for your area the radio sounds an alert tone and displays the type of aler...

Страница 18: ...in your area Press and hold the WX ALERT button for two seconds to turn Weather Alert Watch on or off Weather mode with Triple and Dual Watch If you activate Triple Watch while operating in weather mo...

Страница 19: ...USA CAN INT Dual TriWatch GPS Setup FIPS Auto CH SW POS Reply Channel Name Group MMSI User MMSI Exit Contrast Lamp Adjust Key Beep Exit MENU DSC Call SELECT Setup SELECT System SELECT Close Menu Exit...

Страница 20: ...utton to go back to the previous menu screen From any menu screen choose Exit or press the 16 9 TRI button to close the menu screen Making a voice MAYDAY call see inside front cover Turn the volume kn...

Страница 21: ...the PUSH TO TALK button is pushed accidentally the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes in a single transmission If you talk for over 5 minutes continuously the display shows RELEASE MIC BUTTON F...

Страница 22: ...where channel 16 is used for distress and hailing Your radio comes set to use Triple Watch if you want to use Dual Watch instead you will have to select it in the setup 88A Dual Watch Triple Watch Ex...

Страница 23: ...You can store up to 30 different FIPS codes in your radio 16 00000 FIPS Code Use the up and down arrows to adjust each of the six digits in turn MENU Setup SELECT FIPS Codes SELECT New SELECT Display...

Страница 24: ...brightness press the MENU PA button while the radio is idle Select System and then Lamp Adjust Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to change the brightness to your desired level Turning the ke...

Страница 25: ...the display matches UTC time press the SELECT 1W 25W button 4 The cursor moves to highlight the minutes Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to adjust the minutes and press the SELECT 1W 25W bu...

Страница 26: ...y few minutes until it receives an acknowledgement The DSC standard dedicates a VHF channel channel 70 to digital transmissions only Since digital transmissions require less bandwidth voice transmissi...

Страница 27: ...Commercial boaters need a ship station license to get an MMSI number For more information visit the Federal Communications Commission FCC website at http wireless fcc gov marine fctsht14 html Enterin...

Страница 28: ...is MMSI number select Yes To cancel this MMSI number select No The radio returns to the Setup menu Group MMSI number You can change the group MMSI number as often as you want Follow the steps below to...

Страница 29: ...ory The screen displays any previously entered MMSI numbers and names 3 To add a new MMSI number to the directory select New 4 The radio prompts you to enter the nine digit MMSI number Use the CHANNEL...

Страница 30: ...ters press and hold the SELECT 1W 25W button to complete the name entry If you press and hold the SELECT 1W 25W button without entering a name the radio uses the MMSI number in the directory list KHQ...

Страница 31: ...Calls a single station using the User MMSI Any time you want to talk to another station Group Calls all the stations that have the same Group MMSI as yours Any time you want to talk with the whole gro...

Страница 32: ...MENU PA button to display the menu Choose the DSC Call sub menu then select Individual The radio displays the names listed in your directory use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to highlight the d...

Страница 33: ...e your vessel has a serious problem but is not yet in distress Press the MENU PA button to display the menu Choose the DSC Call sub menu and select All Ships 7KH UDGLR DVNV RX WR FRQ UP WKH FDOO 6HOHF...

Страница 34: ...number If you want to include the nature of your distress in the distress call use the distress procedure below 1 Press the DISTRESS button 2 The radio displays the list of distress conditions use the...

Страница 35: ...track of the calls you receive but do not answer The receive log is useful if you have been off your boat or away from your radio and want to see who has tried to contact you The radio displays the la...

Страница 36: ...I or name position time category code Pos Request MMSI or name category code Pos Send MMSI or name position time category code 6 Press the MENU PA EXWWRQ WR H LW WKH GHWDLO VFUHHQ DQG UHWXUQ WR WKH OR...

Страница 37: ...io is connected to a chartplotter through the NMEA OUT connection see page 66 the position information will also be displayed on the plotter screen If the other station does not have valid GPS data th...

Страница 38: ...nd CHANNEL DOWN buttons to highlight the directory entry you want to contact and press the SELECT 1W 25W button If you want to contact a station that is not in your directory select Manual The radio p...

Страница 39: ...idge call you may not want the radio to automatically switch channels when it receives a DSC call In cases like this you can disable automatic channel switching If you receive an individual call the r...

Страница 40: ...characters Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons WR FKDQJH WKH UVW FKDUDFWHU 6HH Table 6 Character and text entry order on page 29 for the available characters and the order in which they scroll...

Страница 41: ...eed to use some type of anchor with the mounting screws to hold the radio depending on the surface Keep the battery leads as short as possible Keep the antenna lead in wire as short as possible OORZ I...

Страница 42: ...he template to mark the drill holes on the mounting surface Drill the holes for the mounting bracket be sure to follow any special requirements of the mounting surface Remove the bracket from the radi...

Страница 43: ...3 VDC Power leads should be kept as short as possible A direct connection to the power supply is ideal Minimum of 14 AWG copper wire for H WHQVLRQV XS WR IHHW ZLUH IRU H WHQVLRQV IURP WR IHHW RU ZLUH...

Страница 44: ...s Install your antenna according to the manufacturer s instructions If necessary consult the FCC guidelines for antenna separation See Antenna Selection and Installation on page 67 for more details In...

Страница 45: ...3 8V DC Accessory cable Accessory connector Green GPS Data IN Bare wire Ground Black Ext Speaker GND Red External Speaker Brown PA Speaker Blue PA Speaker GND Orange NMEA OUT Yellow NMEA OUT Line up a...

Страница 46: ...dels Orange Black Magellan L HG 0RXQW Models Gray Black Magellan Portable Models Orange Black Northstar All Models Yellow Black RayMarine 420 Yellow Brown RayMarine 520 620 Blue Brown RayMarine RL Ser...

Страница 47: ...DUH FORVH WR WKH border of a time zone you can also adjust for Daylight Savings Time Follow the steps below to adjust the time Display the menu and choose the Setup sub menu Select GPS Setup and then...

Страница 48: ...MEA data INPUT Connect the YELLOW wire of the accessory cable to the POSITIVE wire of your chartplotter s NMEA data INPUT Be certain all wire connections are secure and that all open wires are adequat...

Страница 49: ...speaker If you connect the radio to a PA speaker you can use the PA feature to make announcements to other boats and people nearby 7KH 9 VXSSRUWV DQ H WHUQDO 3 VSHDNHU ZLWK WKH IROORZLQJ VSHFL FDWLRQ...

Страница 50: ...me of the PA speaker Release the PUSH TO TALK EXWWRQ ZKHQ RX UH QLVKHG WDONLQJ To turn off the PA feature and return to the radio mode you were using press and hold the MENU PA button for two seconds...

Страница 51: ...sion electronic instrument so you should follow a few precautions I WKH DQWHQQD KDV EHHQ GDPDJHG RX VKRXOG QRW WUDQVPLW H FHSW LQ the case of an emergency A defective antenna may cause damage to your...

Страница 52: ...ust the squelch level it is probably too low I can t hear anything no volume from the speaker Adjust the squelch level it is probably too high I can transmit but no one can hear me Check your UIC chan...

Страница 53: ...lerts on page 21 I m getting all the hazard alerts not just the ones for my area Check to make sure the FIPS codes in your radio were entered correctly see Using FIPS codes for weather alerts on page...

Страница 54: ...nels and their uses If you are still not certain which channels to use see the FCC maritime radio page at the FCC website http wireless fcc gov marine or contact the FCC Call Center at 1 888 CALL FCC...

Страница 55: ...e hanger spare fuse accessory cable Antenna Impedance QRPLQDO Microphone 5XJJHG N FRQGHQVHU PLF HOHPHQW ZLWK FRLOHG FRUG Speaker LQFK Operating Temperature Range 20 C to 50 C 4 F to 122 F Shock and Vi...

Страница 56: ...odyne PLL Crystal for DSC Squelch Sensitivity 0 2 V Threshold Spurious Response 75 dB Adjacent Channel Selectivity 78 dB 25 kHz Audio Output Power ZDWWV LVWRUWLRQ ORDG Power Requirement 340 mA 13 8V D...

Страница 57: ...not available for general port operations messages Use channel 20 only for ship to coast messages Channel 77 is limited to intership communications to and from pilots 15 53 12 14 20 635 65 66 73 74 77...

Страница 58: ...SOH Distress Safety Calling 17 156 8500 156 8500 6LPSOH Govt maritime control 18 A 156 9000 156 9000 6LPSOH Commercial 19 A 156 9500 156 9500 6LPSOH Commercial 20 161 6000 157 0000 XSOH Port operation...

Страница 59: ...OH Port operation 75 156 775 156 7750 6LPSOH Port operation 76 156 825 156 8250 6LPSOH Port operation 77 156 8750 156 8750 6LPSOH Port operation ship ship 78 A 156 9250 156 9250 6LPSOH Non commercial...

Страница 60: ...8500 6LPSOH State control 18 A 156 9000 156 9000 6LPSOH Commercial 19 A 156 9500 156 9500 6LPSOH Canadian coast guard 20 161 6000 157 0000 XSOH Port operation 21 A 157 0500 157 0500 6LPSOH Canadian co...

Страница 61: ...57 0750 157 0750 6LPSOH Canadian coast guard 82 A 157 1250 157 1250 6LPSOH Canadian coast guard 83 161 7750 157 1750 XSOH Canadian coast guard 83 A 157 1750 157 1750 6LPSOH Canadian coast guard 84 161...

Страница 62: ...afety Calling 17 156 8500 156 8500 6LPSOH Govt maritime control 18 161 5000 156 9000 XSOH Port operation 19 161 5500 156 9500 XSOH Commercial 20 161 6000 157 0000 XSOH Port operation 21 161 6500 157 0...

Страница 63: ...6250 157 0250 XSOH Port operation 81 161 6750 157 0750 XSOH Port operation 82 161 7250 157 1250 XSOH Port operation 83 161 7750 157 1750 XSOH Port operation 84 161 8250 157 2250 XSOH Marine operator...

Страница 64: ...Code Alert codes and event levels Standard Event Code LCD Display Event Level ADR Administrative Message Statement AVA Avalanche Watch Watch AVW Avalanche Warning WARNING BHW Biological Hazard Warnin...

Страница 65: ...Freeze Warning WARNING HLS Hurricane Statement Statement HMW Hazardous Material Warning WARNING HUA Hurricane Watch Watch HUW Hurricane Warning WARNING HWA High Wind Watch Watch HWW High Wind Warning...

Страница 66: ...ency Statement TOR Tornado Warning WARNING TRA Tropical Strom Watch Watch TRW Tropical Storm Warning Watch TSA Tsunami Watch Watch TSW Tsunami Warning WARNING VOW Volcano Warning WARNING WFW Wild Fire...

Страница 67: ...received the radio uses the information based on the following priority order Status RMC GLL GNS GGA Latitude Longitude RMC GLL GNS GGA UTC Time RMC GLL GNS GGA ZDA Date RMC ZDA Speed Course RMC NOTES...

Страница 68: ...the popular marine VHF antennas However the selection and the proper installation of the antenna is the responsibility of the user or installer 7KH KDV GHWHUPLQHG WKDW H FHVVLYH UDGLDWLRQ SRVHV D KHDO...

Страница 69: ...YLFH RU DQ RWKHU FRVW H FHSW VKLS ping and handling incurred by warrantor or its representatives in connection with the performance of this warranty THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AN...

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