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Contents
Trademarks and registered trademarks ............................................ 2
About this Handbook .............................................................................................9
Important Information .......................................................................................10
Antenna Mounting and EME Exposure ................................................ 12
Safe Compass Distance ........................................................................ 12
EMC Conformance ............................................................................... 12
Duty Cycle ............................................................................................ 12
Chapter 1: Introduction .....................................................................................13
1.1 Ray218 and Ray55 Fixed Station VHF Radios ....................................... 13
1.2 Features ............................................................................................... 13
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) .............................................................. 14
Chapter 2: Installation .......................................................................................15
2.1 Unpacking and Inspection .................................................................... 15
Removing the Sun Cover ..................................................................... 15
Equipment Supplied ............................................................................. 16
2.2 Planning the Installation ...................................................................... 17
2.3 Cable Connections ............................................................................. 20
Power ................................................................................................ 21
Hailer Horn (Ray218 only) ................................................................ 22
External Speaker ............................................................................... 22
Raymic / Mic Relocation ....................................................................... 22
NMEA Data ........................................................................................ 23
NMEA IN (from GPS) ...................................................................... 24
NMEA OUT (to Chartplotter Display) .............................................. 24
Antenna ............................................................................................... 25
Grounding ............................................................................................ 26
Chapter 3: General Operations .........................................................................27
3.1 Keypad and Rotary Knobs .................................................................... 27
Microphone Keys ................................................................................. 28
1. PTT ......................................................................................... 28
2. HILO / LOC DIST ......................................................................... 28
3. 16/9 ....................................................................................... 28
4. UP/DOWN ............................................................................... 28
5. SCAN / SAVE ............................................................................ 28
Transceiver Controls ............................................................................. 28
6. CH/OK ....................................................................................... 28
7. PWR/VOL ................................................................................... 28
8. SQ .............................................................................................. 28
9. Soft Keys .................................................................................... 29
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