2.2Productoverview
TheR
ay53,Ray63andRay73are12Vdc,ClassD
DigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC)VHFradios.DSCenables
youtomakeaselectivecalltoaspecificradio,andto
transmitandreceivepositioninformationtoandfrom
theselectedradio.DSCalsoallowstransmissionofa
distressalerttoallradioswithinrangeatthetouchofa
button.OnceaDSCrequestissentandacknowledged,
voicecommunicationiscarriedoutonthechannel
chosenbythecaller.Theradiocantransmitandreceive
onallavailableUS,Canadian,InternationalandPrivate
marineVHFchannels.
Y ourproductincludesthefollowingfeatures:
•Built-inGNSS(GPS)receiverwithinternalantennaand
anexternalantennaconnection.
•Networkable:ConnecttoNMEA2000/Sea T alkng®
orNMEA0183.
•Expandible:
–Addasecondfullyfunctionalhandsetstation
(Ray63/Ray73only).
–Addanoptionalpassivespeaker.
–AddanoptionalLoudHailertheRay73canbeused
asafoghornorloudpublicaddress(PA)system.
•Built-inAISreceiver(Ray73only).
2.3Applicableproducts
Thisdocumentisapplicabletothefollowingproducts:
Name
P
art
numberFeatures
E70524R
ay53•SeaTalkng®
/NMEA
2000
•NMEA0183
•Built-in
GNSS
(GPSand
GLONASS)
receiver
•Passive
speaker
connection
E70516R
ay63•SeaTalkng®
/NMEA
2000
•NMEA0183
•Built-in
GNSS
(GPSand
GLONASS)
receiver
•Passive
speaker
connection
•Upto2
stations
E70517Ray73Sameas
Ray63with
additional:
•Built-inAIS
receiver
•Loudhailer
connection
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