Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Ray54E Marine VHF Radio
- About this Handbook
- Important Information
- Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI)
- Automatic Transmitter Identification System (ATIS)
- SAFETY NOTICE
- Contents
- About this Handbook iii
- Important Information iv
- Chapter 1: Introduction 1
- Chapter 2: Installation 3
- Chapter 3: Getting Started 9
- Chapter 4: General Operations 17
- 4.1 Turning the Power ON and OFF 17
- 4.2 Setting the Volume 17
- 4.3 Setting the Squelch 17
- 4.4 Setting the Power Output 17
- 4.5 Setting the Channel 18
- 4.6 Selecting a Weather Channel (If Available) 19
- 4.7 Selecting the Priority Channel 20
- 4.8 Selecting the Secondary Priority (PLUS) Channel 21
- 4.9 Transmitting 23
- 4.10 Using the Scan Modes 23
- 4.11 Adding Channels to Memory 26
- 4.12 Using the Monitor Modes 27
- 4.13 USER Channel Mode 29
- 4.14 DSC Call Operation 29
- 4.15 Menu Mode Operation 30
- Chapter 5: Digital Selective Calling (DSC) 31
- Chapter 6: Menu Settings 57
- Chapter 7: Customer Service 85
- Appendix A: Specifications 87
- Appendix B: Channel List 89
- Appendix C: Glossary 101
- Index 103
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Chapter 3: Getting Started
- 3.1 Keypad and Rotary Knobs
- 3.2 LCD Display
- 1. (HI/LO) TX Power
- 2. (TX) Transmitting
- 3. (RX) Receiving
- 4. (LOCAL) Local/Distant Mode
- 5. DSC Message
- 6. ATIS Active
- 7. NO GPS
- 8. Battery Low
- 9. (USER) Favourite Channel Mode
- 10. (SAVED) Memory Mode
- 11. (WX) Weather Channel
- 12. (ALERT) Weather Alert
- 13. (U I C) Channel Set
- 14. (A) Simplex Channel
- 15. (B) Receive-only Channel
- 16. Channel Number
- 17. Dot Matrix Display
- Chapter 4: General Operations
- 4.1 Turning the Power ON and OFF
- 4.2 Setting the Volume
- 4.3 Setting the Squelch
- 4.4 Setting the Power Output
- 4.5 Setting the Channel
- 4.6 Selecting a Weather Channel (If Available)
- 4.7 Selecting the Priority Channel
- 4.8 Selecting the Secondary Priority (PLUS) Channel
- 4.9 Transmitting
- 4.10 Using the Scan Modes
- 4.11 Adding Channels to Memory
- 4.12 Using the Monitor Modes
- 4.13 USER Channel Mode
- 4.14 DSC Call Operation
- 4.15 Menu Mode Operation
- Chapter 5: Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
- Chapter 6: Menu Settings
- Chapter 7: Customer Service
- Appendix A: Specifications
- Appendix B: Channel List
- Appendix C: Glossary
- Index
Appendix B: Channel List 93
U.S. Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies
CH.
No
XMIT
Freq
RCV
Freq
Single
Freq Use
01A 156.050 156.050 x Port Operations and Commercial, VTS.
Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.
1
03A 156.150 156.150 x U.S. Government only
05A 156.250 156.250 x Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle
areas.
06 156.300 156.300 x Intership Safety
07A 156.350 156.350 x Commercial
08 156.400 156.400 x Commercial (Intership only)
09 156.450 156.450 x Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial.
10 156.500 156.500 x Commercial
11 156.550 156.550 x Commercial. VTS in selected areas.
12 156.600 156.600 x Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
13 156.650 156.650 x Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20meters in
length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters.
2, 6
14 156.700 156.700 x Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.
15 - 156.750 x
Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class ‘C’ EPIRBs.
3
16 156.800 156.800 x International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry
radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on
this channel.
4
17 156.850 156.850 x
State Control
5
18A 156.900 156.900 x Commercial
19A 156.950 156.950 x Commercial
20 157.000 161.600 Port Operations (duplex)
20A 157.000 157.000 x Port Operations
21A 157.050 157.050 x U.S. Coast Guard only
22A 157.100 157.100 x Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts.
Broadcasts announced on channel 16.